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Pros & Cons
Pros
The immaculate organization and presentation of the chapters makes this book really shine as a reference. If read cover to cover, the learning curve is steady but gentle.
The author does a v good job in helping readers understating via precised and short code examples. The examples utilized are well commented and easy to follow along. It is very thorough andeasy to understand.
Mr. O'reilly explains examples welll, thoroughly. This book acgtually is one i can learn from.
Cons
Buyer beware! Do not 'buy' from seller. It is in fact a rental that is not disclosed till you get emails saying that your rental is due.
the definitive guide covers the dom with lots of prose but very few examples. It randomly jumps from page 359 to 379, where the only solution is to manually go select a page, and press backwards until you've reached the area you were in. The sections ... Read More
The kindle version of this book (at least my old gen 7 kindle) is honestly unacceptable. The formatting is off, and it adds the book name and page.
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Quality
They all have a style that allows me to capture the essence of featurefunction and provide examples without getting to long win... Read More
This is a good read and absolutely essential if you want to develop efficient web applications using only the javascript thats ... Read More
Simple concepts were made outrageously complex whereas complex topics didn’t get the treatment they deserved
Most books the authors cant make up their mind if theyre writing a dictionary or maybe someone different wrote each chapter and... Read More
Price
Excellent price for all you can learn from this book
Paying over 30 for a damaged book is a bit ridiculous but i can’t return it because i need to read the book
Competitiveness
I’m not a huge fan of javascript’s looseygoosey syntax but this book really helped me understand the language better than any o... Read More
Overall the 7th edition comes in at 40 smaller than the 6th edition
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Probably not the book for a novice programmer just learning to code as it moves pretty quickly and goes deep
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Im new to javascript and was looking for any relevant up to date books that will help me
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Good reference book but not great for beginners
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It is dense and is not a fun read but it is a rewarding read
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I was skeptical that a book like this made sense these days being google is always at my fingertips
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Wouldnt want to be without it
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After all i own three previous editions including the most recent previous edition
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I thought i had kept up with the changes in the javascript language since the 6th edition of jsdtg had been published in 2011
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