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The book requires no prior knowledge of JavaScript and works from the ground up to give you a thorough grounding in this powerful language. If you do already know some JavaScript, you will find plenty of eye-openers as you discover just what the language can do. This book takes a do-it-yourself approach when it comes to writing code, because the best way to really learn a programming language is by writing code. You are encouraged to type code into Firebug's console, see how it works and then tweak it and play around with it. There are practice questions at the end of each chapter to help review what you have learned.

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Learn to think in JavaScript, the language of the web browser The basics of object-oriented programming, and how they apply to JavaScript Set up and use your training environment (Firebug) Master data types, operators, and flow control statements Understand functions: usage patterns, variable scope, and built-in functions Closures demystified Create and use objects Understand and use prototypes Reuse code with common patterns for inheritance Understand and work with the BOM (Browser Object Model) The DOM (Document Object Model) â€- accessing, modifying, adding, and deleting nodes Build responsive web pages with AJAX JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) Listen and respond to browser events Apply design patterns to solve common problems Adopt coding patterns that unleash the unique power of the language Make your programs cleaner, faster, and compatible with other programs and libraries Achieve missing object-oriented features in JavaScript such as private properties and methods

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Nicolas Mussat Dec 05, 2009

A very great book to get insights on Javascript, common design patterns.Well written, loaded with examples, clear, a very useful book.

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Jash Jun 05, 2013

This is my first review in the 7 years that I have been buying stuff on Amazon. Yes, I'm that lazy. So the fact that I dragged my lazy ass to the review section should tell you something.We recently started using node.js at work for some server side scripting. Since I had no experience in Javascript, I figured I should pick up a book and get up to speed on it. I tried pretty much all popular Javascript books, but none come anywhere close to this for explaining concepts of the Javascript language in a clear, concise and lucid manner. To save you the trouble, here's my experience with the popular/top rated JS books:1. Professional Javascript for web developers - comprehensive, but not as clear or well structured. The author is obviously very knowledgeable, but a good book is much more than a brain dump. TMI!2. Javascript the good parts - useful for those who already know the language.3. Eloquent Javascript - more about programming style than Javascript.4. Pretty much every other book - primary focus is browser, rather than Javascript. Good if that's the scope of your work, but not if you want a solid understanding of the language itself.I have only 2 small complaints:1. I'd like to see a chapter on error handling2. and a chapter on event driven (asynchronous) programmingOther than that, this thing is dang near perfectMy recommendation would be to read the following books in the specified order:1. Object Oriented Javascript2. Javascript the good parts (optional - this will mostly be a refresher after OOJ)3. Eloquent JavascriptPS: I'm not getting paid to say any of this. It really is one of the better technical books I've read in a while.

Tom Feb 18, 2013

This book is a very comprehensive guide to understand how Javascript apply concepts like OOP, but not only that, it also shows how the industry leading frameworks apply inheritance through the use of prototypes. It is suitable for beginners and for advanced Javascript programmers; beginners will learn the language foundations and progress to tricky topics, and advanced developers will improve their skills to build better structures with the right techniques. It is a compulsory acquisition as it can be used as a quick reference for classical inheritance in Javascript.

David Neece Aug 15, 2009

Great choice for developers learning oop concepts on the client. Its well written and contains just what is needed to kick-off client side coding. I'd recommend it for new to intermediate js developers. However, intermediate developers have probably written similar code, or at least read it elsewhere. Every shop should own a copy!

Edgar martinez Aug 23, 2011

Really liked this book. It is probably not the perfect book for someone already very familiar with JavaScript but this is a book worth having for sure. Again if you are an expert with OOP and wonder if this will test your metal, its probably not for you. It is a great introduction to JavaScript and OOP with JavaScript. I would say that every Web developer should have this book around no matter what.

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