Nick, I've started to compile a list of books I feel are good reads:
http://blog.reybango.com/the-big-list-of-javascript-css-and-html-development-tools-libraries-projects-and-books/#books-js I would definitely urge you to check out Stoyan Stefanov's two books JavaScript Patterns<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596806752?ie=UTF8&tag=rebasbl-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0596806752>& Object Oriented JavaScript<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1847194141?ie=UTF8&tag=rebasbl-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1847194141>and as an overall great book, I like Nicholas Zakas' Professional JavaScript for Web Developers<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047022780X?ie=UTF8&tag=rebasbl-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=047022780X>. Also note that while Flanagan's JavaScript: The Definitive Guide<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596101996?ie=UTF8&tag=rebasbl-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0596101996>may have been updated in 2006, it's still relevant and the gold standard for JS reference books so definitely buy it. Lastly, Christophe Porteneuve who happens to be one of our mentors and a Prototype team member just released Pragmatic Guide to JavaScript<http://www.amazon.com/Pragmatic-Guide-JavaScript-Guides/dp/1934356670/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1292337913&sr=1-1>. I've not read it yet but I trust his skills and feel like it will be a good book. Rey... On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 7:01 AM, Nick Morgan <[email protected]> wrote: > [I sent this message to the old list - don't know whether it got through > and nobody answered, whether it got through and people answered but I didn't > get the answers, or if it just didn't get through. Let's try again...] > > Hi all > > I've read and enjoyed both "JavaScript: The Good Parts" and "High > Performance JavaScript", and I'd like to take my reading to the next level. > I've heard a lot of mixed reviews about "The Definitive Guide" - the latest > edition's pretty old too (although I hear at some point there's going to be > a new edition). > > Any ideas for JavaScript books? > > Cheers > > -- > Nick Morgan > http://skilldrick.co.uk > @skilldrick <http://twitter.com/skilldrick> > > -- > To view archived discussions from the original JSMentors Mailman list: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To search via a non-Google archive, visit here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<jsmentors%[email protected]> > -- To view archived discussions from the original JSMentors Mailman list: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To search via a non-Google archive, visit here: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]
