JavaScript & jQuery: The Missing Manual 3rd Edition

This is one of the best reference book I have ever read and have used since I purchased it. I bought the book for a night class I was taking to improve my knowledge of web development and JavaScript and I learned so much from this book The examples and companion scripts are easy to follow and can be used for creativity. I love this book because it doesn't contain tons of filler. The book just gets straight to the point of learning JavaScript and JQuery. There are so many crucial chapters in this book that fully explains variables, conditional statements , methods , loops, breaks and functions. The book provides detailed lessons in jQuery including learning about the various methods and events along effectively use the jQuery widgets Before I used this book, I knew some JavaScript plus CSS and HTML5. Now I have clear understanding(not a master) of JavaScript and jQuery which makes me one step closer to my ultimate goal to learn the intricacies of the MEAN stack. Buy this book today

Loved the way, this book is written. If you want to learn javascript and jquery quickly, and if you just have time to read only one book, THIS IS THE BOOK.Author generously explained the basic concepts so well, which may take months to learn elsewhere. For example, why a variable is named with $ prefix, what benefits you gain, I dont think it is explained so well elsewhere. Author never failed to explain each such unique things about javascriptIt covers the fundamentals well, at the same time, covers practical code for real-life apps.I am lucky to get hold of a hardcopy. Planning to read it atleast 3 times.Even though I am a solid java programmer, reading this book made me understand the differences in javascript way of programming.Must for beginner to advanced programmers (not for advanced javascript experts)

I am a new (one year experience) web developer using ASP.Net/ MVC for my job. My C# skills were good for a junior dev, but I felt a little weak in my front end skills, especially when it came to working with javascript and jQuery. I found this book to be extremely readable and helpful, and in fact I read through it in a few days and now keep it at work as a reference. The first 2-3 chapters explain some programming basics that I did not need, but the rest of the book was very useful and even provided a few "AHA!" moments. My skills and my confidence in writing my own scripts really improved after this read. Highly recommended.

Seriously the best book on the subject(s). I finally undertand how this stuff works- and I can fall in love again with Javascript (I learned it years ago, then it went out of favor and I didnt use it much for a long time, then came back in and couldnt get modern Javascript and how it all worked with jQuery, Ajax and Jason . Wasnt my first try, either for any of them in the last couple of years- third or fourth for most.This book made it all make sense interweaving theory, syntax and practical application (what, how and why). Only teaching I found with all three.

Easy to understand, well written.The tutorials are not bad, but they seem to be written not for first time prorammers, but for first time computer-users.e.g. in page 17:"3. Press Return to create a new blank line, and then type:...4. Press Return twice to create two blank lines, and then type:...5. Click the empty line between the opening and closing script tags and type:..."Why not print the entire listing all at once, instead of taking the reader in 3-4 pages through the typing process?? this was the most disturbing element in this book, for me.The pages that can be gained by this, could be used to address some more functions, like the jQuery scrollTo, which happened to be a solution for one of the problems that I had that made me buy this book. Fortunately, the internet is full of excellent web sites, and I understand that one single book can't cover all of the available information.

I liked that the book is readable. It is more informative than Marijn Haverbekes' Eloquent JavaScript which is the Primary Textbook being used for the Community College "Web Development 3 " class I am taking this Spring Semester 2020. I have only read about one third of the Book so far, so it remains to be seen just how handy the Book will be as I progress in the Class. Would like a more updated version. Uses JQuery 1.11 which I believe is getting old.

Made a 116% in my Web Scripting course. This book was not required by the professor but required by the University. I found so much in this that I was able to crank out assignments with much more quality than others in the course. The professor took notice too.Although it did not discuss bootstrap, I learned so much that I was able to teach myself bootstrap by the end of the quarter (2 weeks). Great book.

I've worked with web pages for over a decade. I became curious about jQuery and selected this book. It helped me jump right in to jQuery and helped me gain a deeper understanding of JavaScript. I like reference type books and have been pleased with the hand-full of Missing Manual books I've purchased. I'm very satisfied with my purchase.