Hi Rob. I 'was' in the same shoes as you. I have previous experience developing with PHP and using Objects and Classes so i had a head start but i still found it tough. Here is what i did and what i am still doing.
I started by watching the Videos on yahoo, Crockford has some great ones! I then went and got the up to date version of Orielly's book 'Javascript - The definitive guide', Crockford also recommended this book and its ace! To make the learning process quicker, i got myself Orielly's pocket reference and read that whenever i had a free moment (on the bus, break times at college, bed times, whilst eating) Im not at the stage where i can confidently put together complex applications with JS but i know how to use all the datatypes and the advanced OO topics. Just today actually i went and got the 'Dom Scripting' book published by friendsoft. You just need to learn, practice, learn, practice and learn more, non stop. I had the same problem with CSS and HTML, once i started using it on a daily basis and practicing and running various trial and errors i became almost fluent. Go for it! And don't be afraid to ask questions. James Ps. Get David Flannigans book, JSTDG. On Nov 13, 2007 7:18 PM, Rob Mason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi guys, > > Am comfortable with HTML/CSS and accessibility in general, but struggle with > JavaScript. I'm not a developer by trade, am a business type (sales and > marketing) so most oft he stuff is well over my head. I am looking for a > really basic, plain English guide to JavaScript. Either on or offline will > do. > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks in advance > > Rob > > -- > Rob Mason > t/a Sponge Project > www.spongeproject.co.uk > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
