First Review In

200 Comments 2006 at 07:12 PM posted by John Resig

The thorough review was done by Matthew Pennell of Digital Web. Some choice quotes:

...the result is an engaging and illuminating volume that well deserves its place on any JavaScript author’s bookshelf.

...it is refreshing to see [Object-Oriented] concepts covered in such a comprehensive, understandable way in a commercial JavaScript book.

To his credit, Resig only mentions jQuery three times, and always in conjunction with other libraries. In the end, rather than what could have been a promotional piece, you are instead left with one of the most thorough and well-written books for truly professional JavaScript authors.

He also includes some (most likely deserved) criticism on the pacing and structure of the book - noting the added emphasis on topics such as DOM and Event handling. He definitely makes some good points - and anyone interested in purchasing the book should give his review a good read. Thanks, Matthew, for a great first review!

Pro JavaScript Techniques Release

335 Comments 2006 at 06:02 PM posted by John Resig

This has been the bulk of my work during the past eight months. I set out to write this book targeted at other programmers who were interested in JavaScript programming. I attempt to treat JavaScript like the interesting, and feature-full, programming language that it is.

Additionally, I attempted to provide a number of real-world case studies, covering topics such as: Blogs, Wikis, Image Galleries, and Form Validation. I'm working to provide working examples of all the case studies, along with all the code described in the book, here on the web site. Additionally, I'll be updating this site with interesting tips and tricks that I encounter, related to JavaScript.

Please let me know if you have any questions concerning the book, its contents, this web site, or JavaScript in general - I'm here to help.