J. McGroarty said
I find that the book contains mostly beginner and intermediate information. Not enough advanced topics or talking about creation the programmatic way. The layout of the book is a bit odd (Drag and Drop is only talked about for a few pages within the context of working with the Tree widget). For more advanced developers looking for more of a reference book, consider looking elsewhere.
GoJohnnyGoGoGoGo said
This book is good for explaining basic Dojo concepts, but it's really biased and not objective. It reads like a piece of Dojo propaganda.
Also, it spends a certain amount of time explaining things that aren't really helpful. For example, the fact that "Templates are nothing new" and that macros in the C programming language are template based doesn't really help the reader at all. If the readers are familiar with the C programming language, you don't need to tell them that templates have been around for a while. More to the point, it doesn't really matter if templates are new or old. Just explain how Dojo works. Sigh.
This thing could have been a hundred pages shorter. Kill a tree: buy this book.
Midwest Book Review said
MASTERING DOJO: JAVASCRIPT AND AJAX TOOLS FOR GREAT WEB EXPERIENCES is an essential key to modern web programming problems resolvable by Dojo. From basic usage of Dojo to advanced tutorials, MASTERING DOJO takes the form of a class in the program with chapters building a foundation of knowledge and discussing scripting, searches, and Dojo systems alike. It's an outstanding, detailed account filled with real-world examples and perfect for students and programmers applying Dojo to web problems.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
A reader said
I haven't read the other Dojo books so I can't compare them. They may be very good too. This book is well orgainsed and well written. My advise to anyone starting from scratch is not to bother with the free online documentation, "The Book of Dojo", which is a spotty and unsystematic and start with this.
smdelfin said
To fully utilize this book, I suggest you read the Book of Dojo first. Then, for some few topics you still don't get, you need to read the blog of the authors. Compared to Using the Dojo JavaScript Library, I think this is more advanced. Of the 3 currently available Dojo books, this is the only book that discussed the Grid, devoting entirely one chapter in Chapter 14. It is also the only book that has an example of handling XML (handleAs: "xml").
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