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John Paul Mueller has written both certification and programming books covering C#, Java, Windows programming, and VBA. He is also a skilled technical editor and has contributed articles to periodicals including Visual Basic Developer and SQL Server Professional. You can reach him at John@JohnMuellerBooks.com.

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Learn to:

• Build dynamic pages using JavaScript with HTML
• Create websites with greater interactivity
• Use animation, libraries, the canvas element, and more
• Harness the power of HTML5

Learn to use today's top tools

and create cross-platform

applications for all devices!

Get the inside track on creating cool applications that work on almost any browser and device! Here's how to use HTML5 and JavaScript to bring your ideas to life, with all examples tested on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Learn to "speak" JavaScript, use libraries and templates, and take advantage of every trick that smart developers use to make life easier.

• Meet the players ? discover what JavaScript is, how it works, and how JavaScript and HTML5 complement each other
• Everything's an object ? understand the objects and variables used by JavaScript and learn to use standard objects
• Essential functions ? organize tasks, perform them, and manage repetitive tasks with JavaScript functions
• You and your user ? make your application interactive using the Document Object Model, handle events, and build enhanced HTML5 forms
• The next step ? create even more robust applications by extending JavaScript with XML and AJAX

Open the book and find:

• Why JavaScript is not Java's cousin
• Information about web hosting
• Tips on working with text and arrays
• The standard JavaScript objects
• How JavaScript makes decisions
• Ways to handle errors
• Reasons for using CSS with your applications
• How iQuery and jQuery UI can make JavaScript easier