> > > What JavaScript books can you recommend? I probably don't > > > need a "dummies" guide, but don't want something that's only > > > useful as a reference. > > > > The JavaScript book I recommend most often is the O'Reilly > > one, "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide". It really explains > > JavaScript in a coherent, organic way - as a language, not > > just a bunch of tricks you can do. > > You know offhand if it's being updated soon? I believe the > last version was the 3rd edition, and that came out in 98, > right? (Sure, I know most if it still applies, but it's almost > 2002. ;)
I have absolutely no idea. However, that doesn't stop me from recommending it. The core language, which is the focus of the book, hasn't changed significantly since 1.3, although the object models used by the language change all the time. What I like about the book is how it explains the core language itself - for the longest time before I read it, I thought of JavaScript as "not-quite-object-oriented", since I'd only seen class-based OO languages - I'd never encountered a prototype-based OO language. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
