Paul Novitski skrev:
I would love to get your critical comments on Danny Goodman's JavaScript
Bible
http://ca.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470069163.html
I'm updating the book to its 7th edition and am making some significant
changes, including upgrading it to include separation of layers &
progressive enhancement.
OK. You are addressing my biggest gripe. I'm sure you will get the word
"unobtrusive" in there as well!
JQuery has just demonstrated that even a library can be built using no
browser sniffing at all. Capability testing a.k.a. feature detection and
the new kid on the block, bug detection, really takes a lot of focus
away from the compatibility tables.
Do you have any other criticisms of the book, either minor or major,
that I should consider in the rewrite? I would be grateful for your
detailed remarks.
I am developing the DOM Scripting courses for the Web Standards Projects
Educational Fask Force. High on my personal wish list is a chapter on
JavaScript from an academic, computer science, perspective.
Also, the first examples of JavaScript tend to use document.write when
illustrating the simplest parts of the language. Usage of document.write
should be banned from day one. Encourage the readers to test simple
stuff in a console (e.g. Firebug) or the JS-shell instead. (Appendix C)
Namespacing (or the lack thereof) is another issue that should be
addressed early on. As soon as example code becomes realistic, it should
be enclosed in a self executing function or in some other way be hidden
from the global scope.
ECMAScript 3.1 is coming along soon(?). It warrants a discussion.
ES 3.1 will have built in functionality for JSON. JSON is missing in the
6th edition *entirely*.
Lars Gunther
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