JavaScript reources

JavaScript Resources

Reference sites
Tutorials
Web sites
Books

Reference sites

Debugging advice
http://devedge.netscape.com/library/manuals/2000/javascript/1.3/guide/ guide from Netscape (JavaScript v1.3)
http://devedge.netscape.com/library/manuals/2000/javascript/1.3/reference/ reference from Netscape (JavaScript v1.3)
http://htmlgoodies.earthweb.com/js-ref/: from HTML Goodies. Click the JavaScript keywords tab. Lists of
- JavaScript terms
- JavaScript objects
- JavaScript properties
- JavaScript methods
- JavaScript event handlers
Javascript in forms

Tutorials

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/jsp/
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/js.html
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/stips/

Web sites

http://javascript.internet.com: The Javascript Source contains tutorials, samples, forum
http://www.developer.com/lang/jscript/: series of articles from developer.com
http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/programming/javascript/: series of articles from Webmonkey (Some are quite accessible.)
http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/reference/javascript_code_library/: reuseable code from Webmonkey (Mostly quite sophisticated and complex.)
http://webdeveloper.earthweb.com/webjs/: articles and samples on EarthWeb

Validating Date Entries in Forms, at http://www.developer.com/lang/jscript/article.php/765741. Useful but some aspects rather odd
Dynamically creating Forms, at http://www.quirksmode.org/js/options.html.

Books

There are lots of Javascript books. Some are better for learning the language, some for reference and some are good for re-useable examples. However personal preference is also important.

Course text: Wilton Paul, Williams Stephen and Li Sing (2003), Practical JavaScript for the Usable Web, Apress, ISBN: 1590591895. 22 pounds. (Amazon 22 pounds.)
or - old publisher: Wilton Paul, Williams Stephen and Li Sing (2002), Practical JavaScript for the Usable Web (Tools of the Trade), glasshaus, ISBN: 1904151051. (Amazon)

Bride, Mac (2003), Teach Yourself JavaScript, McGraw-Hill Companies. 7.05 pounds. ISBN: 0071435042 or 0340811293 (Both appear to be valid; one with author as Mac McBride) Quite light-weight but gentle intro (Amazon 6.34 pounds.)
Pollock, John (2001), JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide, Osborne McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0072131403. 16.32 pounds. (Amazon 14.69 pounds.)
Vander Veer, Emily A. (2001), JavaScript for Dummies, Wiley. ISBN: 0764506331. 19.99 pounds. www.dummies.com (Amazon 13.99 pounds.) My older version has had much use over the years. Decent reference text
Spainhour, Stephen and Eckstein, Robert (2003), Webmaster in a Nutshell, O'Reilly. ISBN: 0596003579 24.95 pounds. Contains useful reference sections on HTML and JavaScript. My edition is quite old, covers HTML v4.0 and is 2nd edition (Amazon 17.46 pounds.)
Brown, Mark R, ^{et al}, JavaScript/JScript chapter in Honeycutt J. and Brown M. (1997), Using HTML, QUE
Quite old, covers HTML v3.2 and is 3rd edition (Amazon 46.95 pounds.)
Goodman, Danny (1998), JavaScript Bible, IDG Books, 3^rd ed. Lanchester library 004.67 JAV/GOO. 33.99 pounds. (Amazon 23.79 pounds.)

Prices as known Oct 2005