Whether you need an example-driven programmer's guide or a complete desk reference, JavaScript: The Definitive Guide is the most authoritative book on the language that runs the Web. The sixth edition offers comprehensive coverage of ECMAScript 5 (the new language standard) and also the new APIs introduced in HTML5. The chapters on functions and classes have been completely rewritten and updated to match current best practices. A new chapter covers language extensions and subsets.
JavaScript: The Definitive Guide is organized into four sections:
- Learn the core JavaScript language in detail — ideal for newcomers as well as experienced JavaScript programmers who want to sharpen their skills
- Understand the scripting environment provided by web browsers with broad and deep coverage of client-side JavaScript illustrated by many sophisticated examples
- Get a complete reference for core JavaScript that documents every class, object, constructor, method, function, property, and constant
- Consult a separate reference to client-side JavaScript, including legacy web browser APIs, the standard Level 2 DOM API, the XMLHttpRequest object, and the canvas tag
"A must-have reference for expert JavaScript programmers…well-organized and detailed."
–Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript, CTO of Mozilla
"I made a career of what I learned from JavaScript: The Definitive Guide."
– Andrew Hedges, Tapulous
"The Definitive Guide taught me JavaScript."
–Tom Robinson, co-founder of 280 North, co-creator of Cappuccino
About the Author
David Flanagan is a programmer and writer with a website at http://davidflanagan.com. His other O'Reilly books include JavaScript Pocket Reference, The Ruby Programming Language, and Java in a Nutshell. David has a degree in computer science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives with his wife and children in the Pacific Northwest between the cities of Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia.
Book Details
- Paperback: 1100 pages
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 6th Edition (April 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0596805527
- ISBN-13: 978-0596805524
- File Size: 16.9 MiB
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