Writing style
Dense · Direct · Technical
Apple BooksJavaScript
Technology
- First published
- 1996
- Print length
- 706 pagesO’Reilly Media, 2020
Description
David Flanagan’s guide introduces JavaScript as the object-based scripting language that brings programs into web pages. It moves from core syntax and language concepts to the browser’s Document Object Model, showing how scripts can produce dynamic HTML and interactive client-side applications. Readers encounter both sustained explanations and reference material, with examples covering form validation, cookies, and portable DHTML animation. The syntax offers familiar ground for programmers coming from C, C++, or Java, while the presentation remains accessible to newcomers. Focused on JavaScript 1.5 and the W3C DOM while retaining older browser models, this fourth edition captures an important stage of web development and serves both as a learning text and a desk reference for its era.
Reading profile
About this profile
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Measured
Tone
Detached · Earnest
Structure
Reference
Focus
Ideas · Information
Emotional intensity
1 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 3 / 5
- Ideas
- 4 / 5
- Structure
- 3 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 2 / 5
Themes
Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Publisher
- O’Reilly Media
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781491952023
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