[Cialug] JavaScript

[carl-olsen at mchsi.com]

That is awesome!  I'll check those libraries.  Yes, I do have the JavaScript Bible, but it is the 4th edition (I think the current one is 5th edition).  I see the 6th edition is coming out next summer, so I'm going to wait for that one before I get the newer version.

I'm mostly looking for an online group.  I like the Central Iowa PHP User Group because it's small enough that I actually have met some of the people who post to it and I've worked with some of them.  However, that's doesn't mean a larger group would not be helpful.

I'll go ahead and download that quick reference from Goodman, since it is probably newer than the one I have.

Thank you!

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Matthew Nuzum <matthew.nuzum at canonical.com>
> On Mon, 2006-12-11 at 06:03 -0600, Carl Olsen wrote:
> > Also, is anyone aware of a JavaScript user group, similar to the PHP
> > user group?
> 
> Javascript versions are not so consistent in their naming/supported
> features. Instead of looking at a js version, instead look at supported
> features.
> 
> For example, your obj.getElementById() is part of the DOM standard. IE
> 6, FF, Opera and most other modern browsers support DOM just fine.
> 
> I don't know about a js user group... are you looking for a place where
> you can ask help, or are you looking for a place that you can meet with
> other js users face to face?
> 
> BTW, the best book on JS I've ever read/purchased is Danny Goodman's
> "Javascript Bible." If you don't buy his book, you can at least download
> the printable browser quick reference from his site:
> http://www.dannyg.com/ref/jsquickref.html
> 
> This gives you a print-out that shows which browsers support which
> features of javascript. The js bible is a big book, but the first third
> reads like a tutorial and is very well written and readable. There is
> also a significant amount of space devoted to overcoming cross-browser
> problems to ensure that things work reasonably well.
> 
> You're coming into the industry at a fortunate time... the amount of non
> cross-browser compliant code I have to deal with today is far less than
> in past years. It used to be that you pretty much wrote all your code
> three times (ie, netscape and then <=3.0 level browsers) - now, we've
> had awesome DOM support for over 5 years and I rarely need more than a
> few lines of redundant code to ensure things work well.
> 
> If it were me starting out, I'd latch onto one of the more popular js
> libraries and use it for all its worth. Something like "behavior"
> http://bennolan.com/behaviour/, "prototype" http://prototype.conio.net/,
> or my favorite, "Mochikit" http://mochikit.com/. These "frameworks" do
> most of your repetitive work for you and you can focus on your logic.
> -- 
> Matthew Nuzum
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> 
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