Appendix E. JavaScript and DOM Internet Resources

As an online technology, JavaScript has plenty of support online for scripters. Items recommended here were taken as a snapshot of Internet offerings in early 2010. But beware! Sites tend to change. URLs can change too. Be prepared to hunt around for these items if the information provided here is updated or moved around by the time you read this.

Support and Updates for This Book

The most up-to-date list of errata and other notes of interest pertaining to this edition of JavaScript Bible can be found at the book's web site, located at:

  • http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470526912.html

FAQs

One situation that arises with a popular and accessible technology, such as JavaScript and DHTML authoring, is that the same questions get asked over and over, as newcomers arrive on the scene daily. Rather than invoke the ire of newsgroup users, look through existing FAQ files to see if your concern has already been raised and answered. Here are some of the best JavaScript FAQ sites:

  • http://javascript.faqts.com

  • http://javascripter.net/faq/index.htm

For less-frequently asked questions—but previously asked and answered in a public form—use the Google Groups search, described later in this appendix under Newsgroups.

Online Documentation

Locations of web sites that dispense official documentation for one browser or another are extremely fluid. Therefore, the following information contains links only to top-level areas of appropriate web sites, ...

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