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Learning JavaScript Functions, Part 1

The first in a several-part series on JavaScript functions, taking you from first principles to advanced concepts.

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http://www.facebook.com/StarfieldScreensaver Matt Hanrahan

Thank you for so much for this. The current HF javascript book really wasn’t helpful for me. I watched the second video and can tell already that channeling the soul of HF Java! Awesome!
erictfree

Thank you! More to come!
http://www.facebook.com/makeda.heard Makeda Heard

I am a novice and I understand you want us to think. But the downfall of the first HF js book it does not show how to do real things that are in use today. It would be helpful if this new book does that.

erictfree

I assume you are talking about Head First HTML5. Remember the JS chapters in there are meant to be a quick start, not a replacement for a book JS book or teacher.

I am curious though about your comment about doing “real things”. Is that in reference to JavaScript itself? Or the HTML5 APIs?

Makeda, please signup at http://wickedlysmart.com/jssignup and participate in the writing of the book. We’d love to have your input.
erictfree

Oh it just occurred to me you might be talking about the original HF JavaScript book written by Michael Morrison.

Jeff Straw

I’m curious about your long-term plan for videos. I taught a community college course a few years ago with your 1st edition Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML, and I’m currently teaching an online JavaScript programming course with no book – only Internet resources. I’d certainly consider your new JavaScript Programming book next fall, but I’d like to also offer a set of videos to the students. Do you intend to bundle them / make them available with a book purchase, or will you offer them a different way?

erictfree

Jeff, very interesting. We’d love to discuss this as we’re sorting out our plans. Could you shoot a note to us over at eric @ wickedlysmart.com? Thanks!

http://www.facebook.com/adoniscanlobo Adonis Canlobo

am looking forward for this book, cant wait..
hamad rakshani

your books are being used to teach the kids of software engineering under graduates…. your book brought me to this useful website..
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=157300062 Joshua Burke

This is a great idea, I’ve previously followed Armando Fox’s “Engineering Long Lasting Software” as a beta book and it has been a fun way to follow the development.
Pablo Bedoya

I’m a very experienced programmer who knew very little about web pages and nothing about JS. I have spent the best part of a year trying the wrong books on JS; including a couple of O’Reilly’s. Gosh, are they boring! You need a lot of will to cope with work and have some enthusiasm left to go on with those books. In a recent seminar Head First HTML & CSS was recommended, and boy, have I had fun reading this book. Each day I can hardly wait to go over a new chapter. It is very well written, its fun, and one really learns. I will be right in line to buy Head First Java Script.

Regarding the chapter by chapter issue, there is a company out there called Inkling; they sell all kinds of books, many of them text books, BY THE CHAPTER! Perhaps they, rather than O’Reilly would be the folks to contact regarding JS. Or O’Reilly could figure out how to charge by chapter…???

Thanks for HF HTML & CSS… honestly THANKS!!! Six months to write it it’s well worth it.

http://wickedlysmart.com/ Elisabeth Robson

Hi Pablo, sorry just now saw this comment (or at least re-saw it!). Anyway, O’Reilly does sell by the page, on Safari Books Online. (And they also distribute by the chapter to schools through Safari).

http://twitter.com/ajliptak AJ Liptak

I just asked for a copy of Michael Morrison’s Headfirst JavaScript as a birthday present
Frank Moore

Looks like the comments below are overflowing your footer!

http://wickedlysmart.com/ Elisabeth Robson

Yes, sometimes they do that if the Disqus plugin doesn’t load correctly. Sorry about that! I haven’t had time to look into the problem and fix it yet…