JavaScript Books
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GWT in Action: Easy Ajax with the Google Web Toolkit
Published 13 years ago
by Robert Hanson, Adam Tacy, Manning Publications
The Google Web Toolkit is a new technology that automatically translates Java into JavaScript, making Ajax applications easier to code and deploy. GWT in Action is a comprehensive tutorial for Java developers interested in building the next generation of rich, web-based applications. This book was written by Robert Hanson, creator of the popular GWT Widget Library and Adam Tacy a major contributor to the GWT Widget Library. There is a new emphasis on building rich, web-based applications.
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Professional Ajax, 2nd Edition (Programmer to Programmer)
Published 14 years ago
by Nicholas C. Zakas, Jeremy McPeak, Joe Fawcett, Wrox
Professional Ajax 2nd Edition provides a developer-level tutorial of Ajax techniques, patterns, and use cases. The book begins by exploring the roots of Ajax, covering how the evolution of the web and new technologies directly led to the development of Ajax techniques. A detailed discussion of how frames, JavaScript, cookies, XML, and XMLHttp requests (XHR) related to Ajax is included. After this introduction, the book moves on to cover the implementation of specific Ajax techniques.
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HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide (6th Edition)
Published 14 years ago
by Chuck Musciano, Bill Kennedy, O'Reilly Media
Plenty of books can teach you HTML quickly, getting you up to speed and hacking out Web pages in no time. HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide offers a more comprehensive and pragmatic look at the de facto markup language of today, as well as the emerging next step. This title systematically presents HTML markup, beginning with the basics--such as the anatomy of an HTML document, text, and links--and proceeding to cascading style sheets, JavaScript, and XML.
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HTML, XHTML, and CSS, Sixth Edition (Visual Quickstart Guide)
Published 14 years ago
by Elizabeth Castro, Peachpit Press
It's important for anyone who creates Web sites--even those who rely on powerful editors like Dreamweaver or GoLive--to know HTML. The World Wide Web Consortium rewrote HTML as a subset of XML (dubbing it "XHTML 1.0") and the allowable code will eventually be stricter.
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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide
Published 14 years ago
by David Flanagan, O'Reilly Media
Since the earliest days of Internet scripting, Web developers have considered JavaScript: The Definitive Guide an essential resource. David Flanagan's approach, which combines tutorials and examples with easy-to-use syntax guides and object references, suits the typical programmer's requirements nicely. The brand-new fourth edition of Flanagan's "Rhino Book" includes coverage of JavaScript 1.5, JScript 5.
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Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML
Published 15 years ago
by Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Freeman, O'Reilly Media
Today, serious Web pages use HTML and XHTML to structure their content and CSS for style and presentation. You need a book that understands how to incorporate everything correctly. Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML explains the fundamentals of HTML, XHTML, topics like web color, and CSS properties. In this book, pictures and step-by-step instructions explain how to build great-looking, standards-compliant web sites.
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New Perspectives on JavaScript
Published 15 years ago
by Patrick Carey, Frank Canovatchel, Course Technology
This book uses a practical, step-by-step approach to provide comprehensive instruction on basic to advanced JavaScript concepts. Author Patrick Carey?s fluid writing style and thorough explanations make even the most complex topics easy for beginners to understand and apply. With this book, users will be well on their way to create impressive web sites featuring animated text, image rollovers, pull-down menus, and drag and drop menus.
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Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL, 2nd Edition
Published 16 years ago
by Hugh E. Williams, O'Reilly Media
PHP and MySQL go hand in hand; the former has been carefully adapted, through the efforts of the open-source community, to the latter. For situations that require dynamic content but don't merit the complexity and development time of Java or .NET enterprise applications, the PHP language and the MySQL database server fit the bill perfectly.
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JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide, Second Edition
Published 17 years ago
by John Pollock, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Step-by-step instruction teaches beginning JavaScript programmers and Web designers to create windows, display moving text, and generate sound or other multimedia elements with ease. Uses the successful Beginner's Guide teaching system, which countless new users have praised for giving them a solid foundation in technology.