looking for a good book on the dom, ajax, and javascript.

a good book on the dom, ajax, and javascript...

[vacorama]

hello,
im looking for something somewhat comprehensive... any suggestions? thanks...

[Bernard Marx]

I've heard good reports about the book, "DOM Scripting"

[stuckinbed]

I highly recommend Sitepoint's "DHTML Utopia: Modern Web Design Using JavaScript & DOM"

Reading it right now. It's extremely current, very thorough, covers AJAX, and is easy to follow. Also covers cross-browser implementation.

[jckptr70]

Hi

The online references at [w3schools.com...] and
the JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook by Danny Goodman
worked well for me.

[vacorama]

ahh great. thanks a bunch.. i'll check those out. I heard some things about 'dom scripting' as well. does it do a good job at covering ajax? my biggest concern is that i don't know much about javascript besides some basic syntax. is it good for a newcomer?

[stuckinbed]

Yes, the book that I recommended, Sitepoint's "DHTML Utopia: Modern Web Design Using JavaScript & DOM", is great for a newcomer.

I was a COMPLETE newbie at javascript (never touched it before) when I bought the book a few weeks ago. I have learned so much. In fact, you're actually at an advantage not knowing any javascript because browser implementation and DOM specifications have changed so much in recent years that it's easier if you start with a blank slate. (Modern DOM scripting is very different from old-school javascript from only a few years back)

However... you really should have basic programming skills in any language to read the book... since it doesn't go into programming basics that apply to any language (like loops, variable declaration, etc)

The second half of the book goes into AJAX -- but the book starts off very simple and builds on new concepts and techniques discussed. AJAX is very complicated and you definitely have to master the topics presented in the first half of the book to delve into it.

Hope that helps :-)

[vacorama]

ahh that sounds exactly like what im looking for. thanks a bunch.. the only sitepoint book i ever read was CSS 101 tips tricks and hacks and that was great. i think i will pick it up.. thanks a bunch.