can anyone recommend a book for learning javascript?

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[spritch2]

hi,

can anyone recommend a good book 4 learning javascript & what is the current spec?

also, would it be more useful instead 2 find a book that teaches ecma script 262 edition 3 or is this more important to the browser manufacturers?

any comments would be useful
spritch2

[RonPK]

O'Reilly's JavaScript: The Definitive Guide. Eat and drink it!

[korkus2000]

The JavaScript Bible taught me. I really like Danny Goodman's teaching style. It is definitely worth a read.

I have the definitive guide and it is also a good book. O'reilly books are usually a little dry for me though.

[RonPK]

korkus2000, you're right about the Guide being a bit dry. Nevertheless it has told me all I want to know about JavaScript.

spritch2, ECMA Script does not seem very relevant to me (in a web context). Far more important are DOM related subjects. Consider the DOM as a layer between javascript and many of the document's properties. For example, many scripts nowadays use getElementById(). Strictly speaking, that is not a JavaScript method but a DOM method. So I'd say a good JavaScript book covers the DOM as well.

[webkid]

hi...

The JavaScript for the World Wide Web - 5th Edition, by Tom Negrino and Dori Smith

Ref can use O'R..

Otherwise, go the library to look around see which one really get into and you really like to read it. Tons of books.. it takes time but worth later to decide which one you wanna buy... :)

webkid