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From: "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.javascript
Subject: Re: JavaScript Book Recommendations?
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:15:08 -0700
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Tim said:

>
> Or he can look up "loops" in the index of his JS Bible and find a dozen 
> references. Or look for "control structures" in the Contents and find the 
> appropriate chapter - and then read it through. I don't buy this: "Oh 
> dear, no reference to the word 'repeat' so I'm stuck!" business, or 
> <innocent look> were you trying to tell us something about Pascal 
> programmers?
>
> Having a good index, BTW, is one criterion I'd apply to all technical book 
> purchases.
>

Hi:

    Tim is right.  I have a complete .pdf copy of the 'Bible' on the CD-ROM 
also, and it is easily searchable. Many reference files on the CD too.

    But, it is still nice to have this 'dictionary-size' book weighing down 
on my legs as I work my way slowly thru it in the evening..

    Lots of good stuff here, but I now realize that I can't recommend the 
book just because *I* like it.  My background, experience, and abilities 
are so much different than most people here that any recommendation that I 
make would be questionable at any level.

    btw, Background:  M.Sc in Computing Science - 1973, University of 
Alberta.  Experience: extensive business programming in a variety of 
languages since then, most recently ten years with Harbour (a high level 
database language that compiles into C).  Abilities: a pretty good business 
programmer, but no abilities at lower levels of programming (i.e., no C or 
Assembler).  Javascript: I've used it at a superficial level for approx a 
year or so, but I really don't know much about what I'm doing yet. I'm still 
dangerous :(

    So, I'll continue with my studying with my head down for a few weeks.

-Mel