JavaScript: The Missing Manual

JavaScript: The Missing Manual, 9780596515898 (0596515898), Pogue Press, 2008

Not too long ago, the Web was a pretty boring place. Constructed from plain old HTML, Web pages displayed information and not much else. Folks would click a link and then wait for a new Web page to load—and that was about as interactive as it got.

These days, most Web sites are almost as responsive as the programs on a desktop computer, reacting immediately to every mouse-click. And it’s all thanks to the subject of the book you’re holding—JavaScript.

JavaScript is an essential language for creating modern, interactive websites, but its complex rules challenge even the most experienced web designers. With JavaScript: The Missing Manual, you'll quickly learn how to use JavaScript in sophisticated ways -- without pain or frustration -- even if you have little or no programming experience.

JavaScript expert David McFarland first teaches you the basics by having you build a simple program. Then you'll learn how to work with jQuery, a popular library of pre-built JavaScript components that's free and easy to use. With jQuery, you can quickly build modern, interactive web pages -- without having to script everything from scratch!

Learn how to add scripts to a web page, store and manipulate information, communicate with the browser window, respond to events like mouse clicks and form submissions, and identify and modify HTML
Get real-world examples of JavaScript in action
Learn to build pop-up navigation bars, enhance HTML tables, create an interactive photo gallery, and make web forms more usable
Create interesting user interfaces with tabbed panels, accordion panels, and pop-up dialog boxes
Learn to avoid the ten most common errors new programmers make, and how to find and fix bugs
Use JavaScript with Ajax to communicate with a server so that your web pages can receive information without having to reload

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