Part I. Javawhat? The where, why, and how of JavaScript

The first section of the book, by far the largest, includes just about everything you need to know about basic JavaScript syntax. You’ll start things off by learning some of the background and history of JavaScript. It may sound boring, but Chapter 1 will help to frame the discussion and tone of the remainder of the book.

Chapter 2 gets you started with JavaScript development by showing how to create a page with JavaScript using Visual Studio. See Appendix B for information about using Eclipse or a text editor such as Notepad.

The discussion of JavaScript syntax begins in ...

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