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First Review In
200 Comments 2006 at 07:12 PM posted by John Resig
The first review of the book is in, and its quite positive...
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!
Comments
Matthew Pennell – December 28, 2006 at 11:03 AM 1
You're welcome, John - thanks for a great first book!
Andrew – January 15, 2007 at 11:54 AM 2
As Matthew's review points out:
"There is no preamble on the founding fathers of web standards here, no lectures on semantic HTML and valid CSS, and no introductory ’Hello World’.."
And for this, sir, I thank you. This makes the book about 20% more valuable.
How many more times will I pick up a book on Javascript or any advanced topic really, and find myself skipping the first two chapters that cover these topics again and again, almost verbatim.
Jason – January 18, 2007 at 4:32 PM 3
The book is great! Great for someone still learning to master javascript.
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Est-ce qu'il y aura une traduction en français.
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