Introducing JavaScript Step by Step

JavaScript is an integral language of Web application development. Whether adding interactivity to a Web page or creating an entire application, today's Web wouldn't be the same without JavaScript.

JavaScript is a standards-based language with a formal specification. However, as any Web developer will tell you, most every Web browser interprets that specification differently. This makes the job of a Web developer more difficult. Luckily, most Web browsers are converging in their support and interpretation of JavaScript's core functions.

This book provides an introductory look at JavaScript, including some of its core functions as well as newer features and paradigms, such as Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX). ...

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