Max says…

Well I’ve just finished reading Jeremy Keith’s DOM Scripting and I have to say it’s an excellent and informative read. Like many web developers I haven’t really gone near JavaScript for a long time. Since the browser wars and the horrible poorly-written DHTML era of the interweb, I’ve shied away from JavaScript. There were too many ways to do things that weren’t supported across the various browsers of the time; and what was produced was by and large a hideous, obtrusive, inaccessible mess.

This has changed dramatically. With the introduction of a standard Document Object Model (DOM) that is supported across a wide range of browsers, it’s far easier to write cross-browser compatible, accessible and usable DOM scripts. This book brought me up to speed with the DOM and what I can achieve with it. Written to be easily accessible to both the seasoned web designer/developer and the beginner, Jeremy Keith has produced a smashing insight into modern JavaScript techniques. The book concludes with a brief introduction into the now popular technique of using asynchronous javascript methods that is AJAX. I look forward to reading his latest book Bulletproof AJAX later on in the year.

I have previously read Andy Budd’s excellent CSS Mastery which was equally well written, and presented a clear view of modern CSS to both the novice and experienced designer/developer. Friends of Ed certainly publish some good reads!