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Javascript newsgroups
The main newsgroup for Javascript is comp.lang.javascript, but it's a very high traffic group with a lot of "noise" so you will need a good news reader. With the amount of traffic already present, it pays to read the FAQ first and search for previous posts on your topic; it's very likely to have been discussed previously. Regular posters worth reading include the FAQ maintainer Jim Ley, and Martin Honnen.
The comp.lang.java.javascript group is a low-traffic alternative limited to Java related Javascript issues.
Javascript books
- Javascript, The Definitive Guide
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By David Flanagan
This is an invaluable guide to what Flanagan calls "defensive coding" for the World Wide Web. The opening chapters introduce all the essentials and the 4th edition includes new chapters on the W3C DOMs, but the reference section is where the lasting value is, with usage notes, browser bugs and implementation details.
Order this book online at Amazon UK
- JavaScript Pocket Reference
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By David Flanagan
This condensed version of The Definitive Guide, retains the key parts of the language reference with a hard boiled overview of the language syntax and operators.
Order this book online at Amazon UK
DOM & CSS scripting
- The open source Dojo Ajax toolkit provides comprehensive functionality for Javascript applications with modular extensions.
- The MochiKit lightweight Javascript library with a test driven ethos and thorough documentation.
- The Scriptaculous Javascript library is an extension to the popular Prototype application framework.
- Yahoo! Javascript Development Center covers all aspects of their Javascript driven map, widget and search tools, plus the Yahoo! User Interface Library, known as YUI.
- The Cross-Browser site is a collection of experimental scripting interfaces, including complex parametric movement functions.
- Project Seven is a standards aware demonstration site for priced products, but with tutorials and free downloads for Macromedia Dreamweaver. Working samples of multi-part dynamic menus, scrolling things and widgets.
- Gecko DOM reference is a guide to the object reference scheme used in the rendering engine which sits behind Mozilla and Netscape 6.
- Style with DOM is a slightly garish guide to manipulating W3C DOM style objects.
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