DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model
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DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model
by Jeremy Keith
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58 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
Exceptionally Clear Handling of a Subject in Transition, October 6, 2005
Reviewer:Brett Merkey (Palm Harbor, FL United States) -
This book is directed toward scripters at the beginning and intermediate level. This is also a very good book for the veteran scripter who wants to re-tool as DOM-based techniques take hold. I think Jeremy Keith takes the best road when he launches directly into DOM methods and objects, only mentioning the older ways for completeness. Most often, JavaScript books do the opposite -- mentioning DOM scripting only as an advanced art. But why learn the older ways when you must unlearn them later? The author focuses on teaching correct methods and approaches, often taking the long way around to make it easier to see the larger picture. This requires a lot of forethought and organization on the part of an author and here the material excels. I don't think anyone will trip up following this guide through the Web script jungle. The author also avoids the unbearable humor and cutesy language encountered so often in tech books. Thank you Mr. Keith! This is good, clear writing to go with good, clean scripting. Quibbles: I think the author should have been more concerned with compatibility issues, esp. with IE6, the decrepit but still dominant browser. For instance, on pp 200-01, he recommends using the setAttribute() method to set a class but does not mention that IE improperly demands "className" as a parameter. His snippet would fail in IE. The chapter on CSS scripting was good but barely scratched the surface, not mentioning a bunch of cool scriptable objects. Overall, this book is a worthy tool that should be welcomed by the target audience.
Book Description
Gives you everything you need to start using JavaScript and the Document Object Model to enhance your web pages with client-side dynamic effects.
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