Beginning Javascript With Dom Scripting And Ajax: From Novice To Professional( Series - Beginning: From Novice To Professional )

JavaScript has been around for many years, so what makes this book different? While many competing titles are large tomes, this book assumes a different approach, giving readers all they need to know to hit the ground running, without making them trawl through hundreds of pages of syntax.

JavaScript is one of the most important technologies on the web. It provides the means to add dynamic functionality to your web pages and serves as the backbone of Ajax-style web development. "Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax" is an essential guide for modern JavaScript programming; its practical but comprehensive. It covers everything you need to know to get up to speed with JavaScript development to add dynamic enhancements to web pages and program Ajax-style applications.

Experienced web developer Christian Heilmann begins gently by giving you an overview of JavaScriptits syntax, good coding practices, and the principles of DOM scripting. Then he builds up your JavaScript toolkit, covering dynamically manipulating markup, changing page styling on the fly using the CSS DOM, validating forms, dealing with images, and much more. Then he takes you to advanced territory, with a complete case study illustrating how many new JavaScript techniques can work together, plus a great introduction to Ajax development.