[ale] JavaScript book recommendations?

[joh6nn at hotpop.com (joh6nn)]

Charles Shapiro wrote:
> Looks like I'm going to have to write a little JavaScript for my
> home-brew web project. I can see beaucoup javascript books and tutorials out
> there. Most of 'em seem aimed at people who need help with counted loops
> and case statements.  Anyone had to pick up JavaScript from a coding
> background? Maybe there's a book like Dive Into Python (
> http://diveintopython.org/ ) on JS ?
>

if you're just looking for a quick primer so you can get used to the
syntax, you probably only need this:
http://javascript.infogami.com/Javascript_in_Ten_Minutes

if you're looking for a function reference, mozilla houses some of the
better ones:
http://devedge-temp.mozilla.org/index_en.html
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Main_Page


if you're looking to do a larger project, and you want to know the ins
and outs of the language, there's only one book that you care about, and
that's O'Reilly's Definitive Guide:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jscript4/ .