Learning JavaScript

[Ragnarok]

I have been picking up little bits of JavaScript for a while now and I can do a lot of basic scripts like disjoin (sp) rollovers and redirects and stuff. Now I want to be able to create advanced scripts like games and advanced form handling things. I find that I am much better learning things from books than online tutorials and stuff like that so can anyone recomend some good books? also could you supply the ISBN number.

[cmills83]

JavaScript for dummies sucks. Haven't tried any others though. There are a lot of things I would learn way before JavaScript...

[Ragnarok]

Ye I know it does, it hardly goes into any detail about anything of any use

[js-x.com]

The best Javascript book i've found is:
Pure Javascript: A Code-Intensive Premium Reference [SAMS]
by R.Allen Wyke, Jason D. Giliam, and Charlton Ting

1000s of Free Javascripts

[ethveg]

If you don't need the book to "teach" you as long as it explains everything with precision, a GREAT companion book for Sam's (which will lead you by the hand, but only goes a few steps with you) is O'Reilly's Javascript, the Definitive Guide, by Flanagan, which will allow you to explore further up each side trail Sam's shows you on your own.

[kumarjai]

i just waana learn javascript so that i could create my own widgets and trackers so that it becomes easy for me to handle all the onlin e operations..can anyone help me over this matter..thnxx

Jeetu

[Airshow]

You are doing the right thing. Javascript is at the heart of modern web applications. The old wimp-off-back-to-the-server-and-reserve-the-page days are over.

Watch and read everything you can find by Douglas Crockfird . Then go out and buy some books (including his own).

Airshow

[digital29]

I think the best thing to do in your case is to work by examples...so you can have more ideas on what you can make

[Airshow]

Whoops, typo in my post above. Douglas Crockfird should read Douglas Crockford.

Airshow