The Art & Science of JavaScript - Softcover

Adams, Cameron; Edwards, James; Heilmann, Christian; Mahemoff, Michael; Pehlivanian, Ara; Webb, Dan; Willison, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0980285844 ISBN 13: 9780980285840

Publisher: Sitepoint Pty Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

Provides information on scripting Web applications with JavaScript, covering such topics as creating client-side badges, debugging and profiling with Firebug, metaprogramming techniques, and building a 3D maze with CSS.

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About the Author

Cameron Adams is an author of multiple web development books and is often referred to as a "Web Technologist." In addition to his extensive JavaScript experience, Cameron's passions extend to CSS, PHP, and graphic design.

JAMES EDWARDS is a Nortel Networks Certified Support Specialist (NNCSS) in VPN Routers. His experience includes work with some of Nortel's largest enterprise customers.

RICHARD BRAMANTE, also a Nortel Networks Certified Support Specialist (NNCSS), has been in Nortel VPN Router support for three years, and was a technology lead on the Instant Internet.

AL MARTIN is a technical writer with 15 years of experience in electro-mechanical and computer-related disciplines.

Christian Heilmann grew up in Germany and, after a year working with people with disabilities for the red cross, he spent a year as a radio producer. From 1997 he worked for several agencies in Munich as a web developer. In 2000 he moved to the States to work for Etoys and, after the .com crash, he moved to the UK where he currently works as a lead developer for Agilisys. He publishes an almost daily blog at http://wait-till-i.com and runs an article repository at http://icant.co.uk. He is a member of the Web Standards Project's DOM Scripting Task Force.

Michael Mahemoff holds a Ph.D in Computer Science and Software Engineering from The University of Melbourne, where his thesis was on "Design Reuse in Software Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction". He lives in London and consults on software development issues in banking, healthcare, and logistics.

Dan Webb is a web application developer and renowned JavaScript expert who has spoken at @media 2006, RailsConf Europe, and The Ajax Experience; written for A List Apart and Sitepoint; and is a member of UK web design group the Brit Pack. More recently, he's written the Low Pro extension for Prototype, coauthored the Unobtrusive JavaScript plug-in, and become a member of the newly formed Prototype Core Team.

Dan Webb is a web application developer and renowned JavaScript expert who has spoken at @media 2006, RailsConf Europe, and The Ajax Experience; written for A List Apart and Sitepoint; and is a member of UK web design group the Brit Pack. More recently, he's written the Low Pro extension for Prototype, coauthored the Unobtrusive JavaScript plug-in, and become a member of the newly formed Prototype Core Team.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sitepoint Pty Ltd
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0980285844
• ISBN 13: 9780980285840
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 258