DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model
On May - 20 - 20105 COMMENTS
- ISBN13: 9781590595336
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We know from the success of titles such as Web Standards Solutions , Cascading Style Sheets: Separating Content from Presentation, and the Web Designer’s Reference that web designers are increasingly concerned with making sites that don’t just look pretty, but are also built using current best practices. There are three main technologies married together to create usable, standards-compliant web designs: XHTML for data structure, Cascading Style Sheets for stylin… More >>
DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model
This book just makes me soooo glad that I can do the same things with Flash. The more I read, the more I felt like I must have had a stroke. Just when you think you’re on the edge of grasping a block of code, Mr. Keith extends the code a few more pages for testing/checking purposes, because it needs fine-tuning, etc. The material is definitely for people who think like programmers – not designers – extremely difficult to follow. I hate javascript even more now after struggling through this book. I have no idea why anyone would rather write brain-twisting code for a simple animation than create the same thing in Flash with minimal code required!
Rating: 1 / 5
In general the DOM is grossly inconsistent across different browsers and versions. To create scripts that will be able to stand up against these inconsistencies requires an in-depth coverage of every conceivable node of the DOM tree. The author did an exceedingly poor job of describing the DOM and provided little to no information on how to compensate for the extensive browser incompatibilities. The only good thing about this book is that it makes for a great door stopper.
Rating: 1 / 5
I enjoyed this book. It was a very easy read and it introduced me to the subject. That said, the book should have been about 1/4 of the size it is. It is the most repetitive thing I have ever read; sometimes frustratingly so.
It should also be noted that this book is definitely for beginners.
Rating: 3 / 5
…And Jeremy says so himself. However to the casual looker, a programmer who already has a healthy grasp on JavaScript is still very likely to pick up this book. In that case I rated it down from 5 stars to 4.
It is in fact an excellent book, but I would keep in mind that this highly geared toward those wanting to get their feet wet with JavaScript for the first time.
Rating: 4 / 5
I’ve been looking awhile now for a book or a resource that can teach me what is good and the best practices of web design… and I found it in this book!. Great author, although with some errors (but is is corrected in the books website). Nice job !
Rating: 5 / 5