JavaScript Application Cookbook

Chapter 12. Epilogue

This is another reason I wanted my own book. After clawing your way to the last page of the last chapter of one of those other Web publications whose page count is rivaled perhaps only by the Holy Bible and War and Peace, what do you usually get? A few appendixes and an index. That’s great, but that’s like climbing to the top of a mountain and having nothing to look down upon. Where’s the sense of accomplishment?

If you made it to this side of the book, you’ve come a long way, and not just by the number of pages you turned. Think about how good a JavaScript coder you were when you first thumbed through these pages at the store and decided to buy it. Think of what you know now. It’s a good feeling to witness your own development and take a few steps closer to the top.

Of course, we can enjoy our success, but we shouldn’t get too comfortable. Technology is changing at the speed of competition. As soon as this book hits the shelves, developers will likely have whipped up another batch of JavaScript extensions and techniques. I’m going to check them out ASAP. Let me know if you run into any good ones. C’ya on the Net.

Jerry Bradenbaugh

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