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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide
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TheJavaScript language (version 1.0 through version 1.5) and itsrelatives, JScript and ECMAScript, as well as the W3C DOM standardsthey're often used to manipulate. Tutorial sections show how toprogram in JavaScript, while reference sections summarize syntax andoptions while providing copious code examples.
Sincethe earliest days of Internet scripting, Web developers haveconsidered JavaScript: The Definitive Guide an essential resource.David Flanagan's approach, which combines tutorials and examples witheasy-to-use syntax guides and object references, suits the typicalprogrammer's requirements nicely. The brand-new fourth edition ofFlanagan's "Rhino Book" includes coverage of JavaScript1.5, JScript 5.5, ECMAScript 3, and the Document Object Model (DOM)Level 2 standard from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).Interestingly, the author has shifted away from specifying--as he didin earlier editions--what browsers support each bit of the language.Rather than say Netscape 3.0 supports the Image object while InternetExplorer 3.0 does not, he specifies that JavaScript 1.1 and JScript3.0 support Image. More usefully, he specifies the contents ofindependent standards like ECMAScript, which encourages scripters towrite applications for these standards and browser vendors to supportthem. As Flanagan says, JavaScript and its related subjects are verycomplex in their pure forms. It's impossible to keep track of thedifferences among half a dozen vendors' generally similarimplementations. Nonetheless, a lot of examples make reference tospecific browsers' capabilities.
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