About the Book

JavaScript Concepts & Techniques:
Programming Interactive Web Sites

Author: Tina Spain McDuffie
ISBN 1-887902-69-4
Pages: 730
Release Date: January 2003

This textbook is intended for use in the first Web programming or scripting course. It is appropriate for both credit and non-credit learning environments. The author assumes no prior programming skills of the student and covers, in non-technical terms, the principle concepts needed by novice programmers. Experienced programmers will find instantly usable scripts, plenty of details unique to the JavaScript language, and real-world tips to catch and keep their interest throughout the book.

Written in a friendly conversational style, this book contains oodles of scripting examples that students can immediately incorporate into their Web presentations. Line-by-line explanations and screen shots help students to deconstruct and understand the code so that they can easily rework it to suit their own needs.

The book's detailed glossary, index, and many useful appendices, including one on debugging and one on writing cross-browser DHTML scripts, make it an excellent JavaScript reference as well as an exceptional textbook. To reinforce learning, each chapter concludes with a set of review questions, short exercises, and more detailed scripting exercises. Projects are included at appropriate checkpoints.

JavaScript Concepts and Techniques: Programming Interactive Web Sites is the ideal textbook to teach not only the details unique to the JavaScript language, but also programming concepts and skills to first-time programmers.