Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!newsfeed.kamp.net!newsfeed.kamp.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: "M. Strobel" Newsgroups: comp.lang.javascript Subject: Re: JavaScript Book Recommendations? Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:58:26 +0100 Lines: 38 Message-ID: <9mmrp3FeboU1@mid.uni-berlin.de> References: <665sf7hv1a1r8dg54e9fm7tq1t0j17rudk@4ax.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de AWQgwZIn/gHy9zZf3Td69QTRFIyCaPCRa639LoTCoXmjDV+bQ= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; de; rv:1.9.2.24) Gecko/20111101 SUSE/3.1.16 Lightning/1.0b2 Thunderbird/3.1.16 In-Reply-To: <665sf7hv1a1r8dg54e9fm7tq1t0j17rudk@4ax.com> Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.javascript:9941 Am 30.12.2011 20:49, schrieb Gene Wirchenko: > Dear JavaScripters: > > Does anyone have any recommendations for a good book on > JavaScript? (If anyone is going to suggest reading the FAQ, let me > say that you should read it first before hitting "Send".) > > In another thread, Tim Streater mentioned "JavaScript Bible 7th > Edition". What do you think of it? > ... > I am looking for a book that gets into the fine points. There > are all too many books and Webpages that deal with the beginning > stuff, but I need to get into the fine points. I want my pages to be > professional and not subject to errors because some mistake that I > could have avoided if only I knew. > > Sincerely, > > Gene Wirchenko I have got the JavaScript Bible 6th edition since 2008. I think it is very complete, no problem to get into the fine points. It is absolutely huge, set with a small font (means a lot of text). My version is a little outdated on browser subjects. In my opinion it is overly complete, you have hardly a chance to work through it all. But the structure and index seem good and logical to me. I have seen higher prices on books, just buy it if you need javascript. Disclaimer: Javascript is only one of many assets for me. /Str.