JavaScript: The Missing Manual

Appendix A. JavaScript Resources

This book provides enough information and real-world techniques to get your JavaScript career off to a great start. But no one book can answer all of your JavaScript questions. There’s plenty to learn when it comes to JavaScript programming, and this appendix gives you taking-off points for further research and learning.

References

Sometimes you need a dictionary to read a book. When programming in JavaScript, it’s great to have a complete reference to the various keywords, terms, methods, and other assorted bits of JavaScript syntax. You can find references both in online and book form.

Web Sites

• Mozilla Developer Center Core JavaScript Reference (http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Guide) provides a complete reference to JavaScript 1.5 (the version that’s best supported by today’s browsers).

• JavaScript Quick Reference from DevGuru (www.devguru.com/technologies/javascript) is a single Web page listing JavaScript keywords and methods. Click a term, and a page explaining the keyword or method appears.

• Google Doctype (http://code.google.com/doctype) covers JavaScript, DOM and CSS and tells you which features are supported by each browser. It’s a kind of encylopedia for Web developers.

• MSDN Library (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d1et7k7c(VS.85).aspx) from Microsoft is an excellent resource if you’re developing for Internet Explorer only. It’s IE- and Microsoft-centric approach can help out intranet developers who are developing ...