Scriptin' with JavaScript and Ajax: A Designer's Guide (Voices That Matter)
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (730 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0321572602 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
JavaScript is the brains of your Web page—it enables you to modify a document’s structure, styling, and content in response to user actions without requesting new pages from the server. Scriptin' with JavaScript and Ajax teaches you how to master this powerful and elegant language so you can develop intuitive user interactions that take the user experience to new levels of sophistication and responsiveness.Today’s application-like Web experiences (such as Salesforce and Google Maps) and Web 2.0 sites (such as Flickr and Twitter) are powered by JavaScript and Ajax. Using the techniques shown in this book, you will be able to start creating si
Scriptin' with JavaScript and Ajax teaches you how to master this powerful and elegant language so you can develop intuitive user interactions that take the user experience to new levels of sophistication and responsiveness. From the Back Cover JavaScript is the brains of your Web page-it enables you to modify a document's structure, styling, and content in response to user actions without requesting new pages from the server. Scriptin' with JavaScript and Ajax will teach you how to: Start developing with JavaScript fast!Write lightweight but powerful object-oriented code Modify the Document Object Model "Progressively enhance" your pages with JavaScript to provide the highest levels of accessibility to all us
mattrweaver said Very clear and concise.. I have used a previous book by Charles Wyke-Smith, Codin' for the Web, and was excited to see that he was coming out with one on Javascript/Ajax. You'll notice that his books are a lot thinner than other books aimed at beginners. He distills lessons down to essentials and manages to present concepts in ways that are more accessible to noobs.I've done some javascript, but haven't learned it in a systematic way, and his books simplify syntax s. Easy to understand - great starting point for JavaScript and Ajax I had preordered this book after reading the author's two previous guides (Stylin' with CSS: A Designer's Guide (2nd Edition) and Codin' for the Web: A Designer's Guide to Developing Dynamic Web Sites), and this book is a great addition to the series. It gives a great overview of JavaScript and Ajax. The writing style is engaging and approachable, and the examples build on themselves in the same way that a program would be written, with more. Great Book for New and Seasoned Web Designers Alike Scriptin' with JavaScript and Ajax is written by Charles Wyke-Smith who is also the author of Stylin' with CSS which is one of the best CSS books I've read. This is a great book for new and seasoned web designers alike. He does a great job of explaining the basic programming fundamentals of JavaScript so that even a newbie can grasp the concepts of JavaScript and similar programming languages.There are only seven well thought out chapters th
His work today focuses on site development, with an emphasis on user experience, information architecture, and interface design. In recent years, Charles was VP of Web Development for eStar, a celebrity information site, and has provided web design and consulting services to companies including Wells Fargo, ESPN Videogames,