Head First JavaScript Programming: A Brain-Friendly Guide

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This may be a reflection of my learning style though, I think there's a good chance that I'll get more mileage out of this book once I've mastered the basics. This chapter is all about a better way to construct objects, as well as more nitty gritty details about objects and how they work. So the strong points of ‘Head First JS’ is its ability to grasp your gaps in JavaScript and uses enjoyable chapters and exercises to achieve this goal.

What happens if I compare a number, like 99, to a string, like “ninety-nine”, that can’t be converted to a number? Some of Micheal's notable writing projects include JavaScript Bible, 6th Edition (Wiley, 2006),Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours, 7th Edition (Sams Publishing, 2005), Beginning Mobile Phone Game Programming (Sams Publishing, 2004) and Java Unleashed (Sams Publishing, 1997).

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. This video companion to Chapter Three will give you all the highlights from this chapter as you dig into functions, how you define them, how you use them, and what you can do with them. This brain-friendly guide teaches you everything from JavaScript language fundamentals to advanced topics, including objects, functions, and the browsers document object model.

I hadn't touched Javascript for a while and had a bit of an aversion for it while reading dry tomes about the language itself. Gleich von Anfang an unangenehm aufgefallen ist mir die Tatsache, daß der Aufbau der Themen nicht besonders optimal gestaltet wurde. Methods Five fresh-frozen human cadaveric specimens were instrumented from L2–pelvis, maintaining all osteoligamentous structures, with bilateral titanium 6.Finally, a lot of this was made bearable in that great Head First teaching style filled with eye catching annotated code, great questions and answers and imaginary dialogues between two similar or contrasting concepts etc.

I do wish the book had talked about validating inputs for functions, but maybe that's just my strongly-typed programming background talking. I enjoy using this book, it interjects light moments into study matter that could be extremely boring. Writing Real Code: This chapter’s all about computational thinking: taking a problem and breaking it down into logic that you can implement with JavaScript.Das Kapitel über Objekte kam jedenfalls viel zu weit hinten (als Java-Entwickler bin ich zwar mit Objekten vertraut, aber wäre ich es nicht, hätte ich bei einigen Beispielen das Nachsehen gehabt, was das Verständnis angeht). This Chapter is all about events: what they are, how they work, and the different kinds of events you’ll encounter. The reason I say this is because after realising thast I as a designer providing flash/graphics for many years. I've done a bit of JavaScript programming, but I generally do database management and other back end work.

Eric Freeman is described by Head First series co-creator Kathy Sierra as one of those rare individuals fluent in the language, practice, and culture of multiple domains from hipster hacker, to corporate VP, engineer, think tank. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Whether you're taking your career to the next level, building an amazing online experience or turbo-charging a hobby, coding will take you to new places. In the Bolivian Altiplano, Laguna Pastos Grandes hosts a 40-km2 carbonate platform composed of a great diversity of carbonate facies mainly fed by thermal springs. Wer noch nie zuvor mit C++ oder Java programmiert hat, für den ist "Head First JavaScript" sicherlich ein guter Einstieg, aber wer bereits Programmiererfahrung hat, der sollte sich für David Flanagans Referenzwerk entscheiden.The content is engaging, I loved doing the exercises, and I feel like a learned a lot working through this book. The explanations are thorough and straightforward and the bantering format really keep the book from getting dull.