JavaScript is one of the easiest, most straightforward ways to enhance a Web site with interactivity. Yet most of the JavaScript books currently on the market are fairly large books that assume some familiarity with basic programming concepts. Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript 1.3 in 24 Hours, on the other hand, makes no such assumptions and serves as an easy-to-understand tutorial on both scripting basics and JavaScript itself. The book will be written in a clear and personable style with an extensive use of practical, complete examples. Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript 1.3 in 24 Hours will include material on the latest developments in JavaScript -- such as the use of JavaScript in Dynamic HTML. And it will clearly delineate the increasingly complex differences between the Netscape version of JavaScript, the Microsoft version, and the ECMAScript standard.
Michael Moncur is the owner of Starling Technologies, a consulting firm specializing in networking and the Internet. He is also a freelance Webmaster and author, and has written Laura Lemays Web Workshop: JavaScript, in addition to several other best-selling books about Novell networks and MCSE training.