Head First JavaScript

So you're ready to make the leap from writingHTML and CSS web pages to creating dynamic web applications. You want to takeyour web skills to the next level. And you're finally ready to add"programmer" to the resume. It sounds like you're ready to learn theWeb's hottest programming language: JavaScript. Head First JavaScript isyour ticket to going beyond copying and pasting the code from someone else'sweb site, and writing your own interactive web pages.

With Head First JavaScript, you learn:

• The basics of programming, from variables to types to looping
• How the web browser runs your code, and how you can talk to the browser with your code
• Why you'll never have to worry about casting, overloading, or polymorphism when you're writing JavaScript code
• How to use the Document Object Model to change your web pages without making your users click buttons

Ifyou've ever read a Head First book, you know what to expect -- a visually richformat designed for the way your brain works. Head First JavaScript is noexception. It starts where HTML and CSS leave off, and takes you through yourfirst program into more complex programming concepts -- like working directlywith the web browser's object model and writing code that works on all modernbrowsers.

Don'tbe intimidated if you've never written a line of code before! In typical HeadFirst style, Head First JavaScript doesn't skip steps, and we're not interestedin having you cut and paste code. You'll learn JavaScript, understand it, andhave a blast along the way. So get ready... dynamic and exciting web pages arejust pages away.