Modern JavaScript: Develop and Design

Thanks for your interest in this book. I first started using JavaScript in 1999, when it was a significantly different language than it is today. Or, more accurately, the language is almost exactly the same, but how it is used today differs tremendously. Most of the first books on the language covered JavaScript as it was being used at the time: as a toy language, intended to add tricks and gimmicks to Web pages. Few books taught JavaScript as a true programming language, rather working more like recipe books. For example, readers might learn how to create a simple calculator, but fail to pick up fundamentals such as the differences between various data types. As JavaScript's usage evolved, these books retained too much of the outdated code and approaches, still presenting terrible practices like inline JavaScript (as opposed to unobtrusive JavaScript) and browser detection. For these and other reasons, many readers such as myself felt like there just were not many books that taught real and professional JavaScript to the average Web developer. That's why I wrote this book.Modern JavaScript: Develop and Design was written to teach JavaScript as a complete programming language. The book does so using practical examples and emphasizing approaches that represent how the language should truly be used today. You'll learn sound Web development theory, relying heavily upon unobtrusive JavaScript, progressive enhancement, and object detection, among other concepts. At the same time, you'll also walk away with plenty of usable code and many examples that are applicable to today's Web. There's even a chapter on using JavaScript and PHP together to create a complete, functional, and reliable Web application (the basis of an auction site). Finally, you can download all the scripts from my Web site. I also run a support forum where you can ask questions and get help. Secondary and supporting articles are also published on my Web site, and at the publisher's site. Thanks again for the interest in the book!

Larry Ullman is a writer, Web and software developer, trainer, instructor, speaker, and consultant. He has written 22 books and numerous articles. His books have sold over 350,000 copies worldwide in more than 20 languages. As his readers, students, and co-workers can attest, Larry's strength is in translating geek into English: converting the technical and arcane into something comprehensible and useful.

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