Hey Chase, Hehe, thanks. :D
It's really a book on advanced JavaScript and how MooTools uses the language. It's an internals book, so I cover the actual techniques that's used within MooTools Core, how they work and why they're effective. It's about the details that aren't included in most books, like _how_ closures work, or why omitting the `var` keyword makes a variable global, or how to define deliberate native scope chains, or how the Slick selector engine and Fx animation libraries work, or how to create an ORM with JS+MooTools—just to give you a preview. If you ever asked yourself, "What do the core MooTools developers know that I don't?" then you'll get a lot of answers in this book. And oh, it's a 1.3 book with a special preview of what's coming in 2.0. And it's one of the first books to deal with CommonJS and Server- Side JavaScript. :) - Mark On 19 jun, 01:29, jiggliemon <[email protected]> wrote: > Keeto, > I went on an Amazon shopping spree last night and saw that pre-orders > were available for your new - unfinished - book. Can you provide any > insight as to what you're covering in it? If it's anything like your > blog posts I'm sure it will be a smash hit. You really get into the > meat of the subject of Javascript. > > -Chase > > On Jun 18, 5:57 am, Keeto Obcena <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Stodge, > > > First, "Pro JavaScript with MooTools" isn't release yet—I'm still in > > the process of finishing it. :) Also, it's more focused on JavaScript, > > advanced techniques and MooTools internals, so probably not > > recommended as a first MooTools book. > > > "MooTools Essentials" by Aaron Newton is terse and no-nonsense, so if > > you want a quick start guide on MooTools that contains only the > > information you'll need to get started, this is a good book to get. > > It's short and easily digestible and more reference-like. > > > Another option would be "MooTools 1.2 Beginner's Guide" by Jacob Gube > > and Garrick Cheung (2009, Packt). This is a more expanded beginners > > guide so it's also a very nice book. It's very web-centric and based > > on real-life examples, so it fits your bill. > > > - Mark > > > On 18 jun, 20:21, Stodge <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Just wondering which book you would recommend between: > > > > MooTools Essentials: The Official MooTools Reference for JavaScript™ > > > and Ajax Development by Aaron Newton > > > > & > > > > Pro JavaScript with MooTools by Mark Obcena > > > > I'm new to MooTools though I have limited JQuery experience and I'm > > > fairly new to Javascript too. I do have something like 15 years of > > > professional development experience in numerous other languages > > > though. I'm not looking for a book that holds my hand - I need a good > > > reference with real world examples that I can use without having to > > > read the book. Thanks!
