Learning Javascript:

[JayinMichigan]

Can anyone suggest to me the quickest way to learn Javascript? Would a (recommended)
book be the best way, or do you think I'll have to splurge for a class?
Something else? If it's possible to learn on my own (I just know straight
up html), then I'd love to do it that way.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!

Jay

[cmoore]

"JayinMichigan" <lockeja1@aol.com> wrote:
>
>Can anyone suggest to me the quickest way to learn Javascript? Would a
(recommended)
>book be the best way, or do you think I'll have to splurge for a class?

>Something else? If it's possible to learn on my own (I just know straight
>up html), then I'd love to do it that way.
>
>Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!
>
>Jay
Hi Jay,

First I should ask if you know any Programming Languages at all? (ie Visual
Basic, C++, Perl, Delphi...etc) If you don't you might find it hard to learn
the concepts of JavaScript on your own. However I could be wrong So whether
you know a Language or not, I did most of my learning from the:

"SAMS Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24hours" "ISBN: 0672320258"

And I got a lot of sample code from the following web site:

http://www.dse.nl/fac/mm/java/madeasy/javascript.html

There are many, many, many...etc more books out there for JavaScript as well
as many web sites with sample code for you.

I hope I was of some help

Chow!
Colin Moore
DFO Canada

[Brian]

It depends on how much development experience you have and how motivated you
are. Lots of web development is a combination of VBScript and JavaScript.
VBScript is considerably easier to use, but can only be used client-side
in an IE-only environment.

My advice is based on the assumption that you want to write ASP's/JSP's.

For client-side internet-development, javascript is the only way to go.
If the web-server is an NT box, VBScript is preferable for server-side work
as far as I am concerned, because I am a VB developer.

My answer is "it depends". If you don't have much development experience
outside of HTML, you'd be much better off taking a class. I learned ASP
from reading books, but I have a few years of n-tiered development under
my belt. "Active Server Pages 3.0 by Example" is an excellent introduction
(though by no means a complete explanation) of the world of N-tiered web
development. It's about $25 at Border's or Barnes and Noble. It's heavy
on teh VBScript side, but you will start to get an idea.

Another problem you will encounter if you aren't very experienced is the
web server configuration itself. That's a whole 'nother critter in and of
itself.

Hope this helps

Brian
"JayinMichigan" <lockeja1@aol.com> wrote:
>
>Can anyone suggest to me the quickest way to learn Javascript? Would a
(recommended)
>book be the best way, or do you think I'll have to splurge for a class?

>Something else? If it's possible to learn on my own (I just know straight
>up html), then I'd love to do it that way.
>
>Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!
>
>Jay