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Domino 5 Web Programming with XML, Java, and JavaScript provides the latest information about the newest technologies in the Domino Designer. Learn how to program client interfaces with the Domino Designer. Use JavaScript to enhance your Web user experience and access back-end database systems with Domino Java servlets or agents. Each of the Domino Object classes is described, making this a handy reference for Domino Java programmers. You'll learn advanced techniques such as how Notes and Domino interact with Java threads and how to create Java Server Pages by integrating the IBM WebSphere Application server with Domino. You'll learn secrets of component programming with Java Applets and JavaBeans. Each chapter ends with a set of questions that can be used to test your understanding.Amazon.com Review
Few platforms for content and service delivery over Internet-standard networks have built upon open programming languages to the extent that Domino has. IBM's flagship server product, with support for its own object models as well as those generally supported by Web browsers, has a remarkable capacity to support platform-independent clients. Domino 5 Web Programming with XML, Java, and JavaScript shows how to create server-side applications by using Domino Designer, and then how to communicate with those programs from the client side by a variety of means.

In large part, this book is an object reference. It includes a complete directory of the Document Object Model (DOM) with which JavaScript works, plus reference material on the Domino objects for Java. The DOM and JavaScript material--to the extent that it documents the standard, non-Domino-specific scripting environment--isn't especially valuable; better references exist in print and on the Web. The portions of the reference that deal with Domino's own object model, however, are very good and worth including in the library of any Domino shop. Explanatory material is excellent, such as a play-by-play description of what happens when a user submits a form. Examples also make this book worthwhile. For example, you can turn to this book for a quick demonstration of how to use CORBA to mediate communications between a Java applet and a Domino server. Randall Tamura's work shows you several ways to solve most client/server application problems under Domino. --David Wall

Topics covered: Creating custom Domino and Notes applications through the use of Java, JavaScript, HTML, and XML. Coverage of Domino Designer explains the server side of the development equation, while tutorials on HTML, JavaScript, the Document Object Model (DOM), and Java applets take care of the client side. Database access and forms management get special attention. ... Read more

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Good coverage of some advanced topics but better books available now
This was a highly anticipated book when it came out because it covered some very hot topics; namely XML and Java.The book probably didn't quite live up to expectations but still provided a load of useful information about those topics.

Today you're probably better off with purchasing Lotus Notes and Domino 6 Programming Bible. Brian Benz and Rocky Oliver have done a great job with that book.

Useful
I have read this book and found it useful. As a beginner on Domino Web Development this book has realy helped me in developing adequate skills in XML, Javascript and Java.

About as bad as they come
Don't waste your time or money with this book.I thought for sure with a title like this that it would skip all the what is Notes junk (like how to create views and forms, etc.) that all Notes books seem obligated to include.It is just a bunch of a filler in an otherwise useless book.I was looking forward to seeing some good JavaScript examples as it is used in common Notes situations.Well, no such luck.I struggled to find anything on something as basic and useful as the onChange event.This book is also not organized very well and is very confusing to learn follow.I am not sure the author has a good grasp of what he is writing.VERY DISAPPOINTING!!!!

reference book written with little care and effort
At page 682 of 836 Tamura introduces Chapter 22 with the phrase "What is XML?". At page 808 Chapter 27 begins with "What is a servlet?". Introducing fundamental terms of web technology near the end of the book should make it obvious that something with the concept of this book went fundamentally wrong. From a modern book on Domino Web programming I'd expect some information about how to implement a multitier architecture, scalability,maintainability , perfomance and security etc... You won't find anything useful about these things in the whole book. So what does Tamura consider important then? The book is a collection of reference sections, e.g. Notes Design elements (Chapter 2 to 6) found in numerous other books including the Designer online help in better quality. It is especially annoying, though, that he also explaines design elements that can be used in the notes client only but not in a webclient (e.g. layout regions). So why mention it at all here? It looks to me as if large amounts of this book have been inserted via copy and paste from other resources and other contexts. The html/Javascript reference sections do not contain any Domino specific information and can be found in other books in much better quality as well. The examples given (checking for blank fields etc)are extremely trivial and of no practical use. On the other hand Tamura dosnt tell the reader how to implement a nice looking navigation with DHTML views but only shows the ugly domino standard views and the performance critical view applet. XML: Tamura doesn't even mention the SAX or other modern APIs like JDOM. He just keeps talking about the rather old fasihioned DOM API. This is the worst book on domino development I've read so far and what makes it especially annoying from my point of view is the little care and effort with which it has been written. I think it's getting time to stand up against the black sheep in the business and name them explicitely. Hopefully this will enable other authors of better quality bring their books to the market.

Good book for reviewing What Notes/Domino can do
This is the book that let me keep reading all the times. As a As400 RPG programmer and Notes Developer, I like to know what Domino/Notes can do and looking for the way of directions and the key elements to bring back-end database to the Internet thru Domino. I like this book because it gives me the directions and shows me the ways to apply Java,JavaScript and Servlet to the Domino Server either from inside Domino Agents or outside Domino.Especially, the topics for Notes Java classes really shows me the way to java coding in Notes Agents. Though it is not complete to cover all these area, it is definitely a excelent book to keep.The writing is good and author always get to the point right away for each topic. Maybe it is a waste of money for people who knows all these topics already but it is certainly a key door to the people like me who has been wondering how to get to these area for years. After reading all of it, I definitely know where to go and how to do to be a cutting edge programmer. ... Read more

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For beginners, JavaScript (a programming language for use on web pages) is much easier and more rewarding to learn than Java. With JavaScript you can write code directly into a web page and do not have to buy or download special software. You can use single JavaScript commands to do animation effects, or little bits of code to handle calculations, feedback to visitors; and later you can use JavaScript to create quite complex structures. "Teach Yourself JavaScript" is a practical introduction to the language, which encourages even complete beginners to enhance their web pages and eventually to produce animated text and graphics, games and more complex facilities. ... Read more

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Brief overview of Javascript
As an experienced programmer I found this slim volume to be useful as a brief intro to Javascript. It allowed me to quickly get an idea of the capabilities and the structure of the language before deciding to commit more effort to learning it.

The coding examples are very stripped down and do not reflect good practice for html. Readers should be aware of that.

quite different from doing HTML
In this short book, Bride conveys the essence of JavaScript. Teaching you enough to have you be able to usefully code. It assumes you have already laid out HTML pages. But not necessarily any programming. Some of you may consider doing HTML to be programming. Well, it's a declarative language. Most actual programming languages are procedural languages. This includes JavaScript. You'll see here quite a different style from coding HTML. The JavaScript code is more about how to do something, hence the term procedural. A different outlook. ... Read more

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The highly anticipated open source JavaFX™ 2.x platform release offers a new “Java way” of developing rich Internet applications (RIAs), similar to Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight 3. JavaFX 2.x lets developers play with the open source scripting, and provides desktop and mobile APIs to create dynamic, seamless visual user interfaces that can go beyond the capabilities of Flash.

Learn from best-selling JavaFX author Jim Weaver and expert JavaFX developers Weiqi Gao, Stephen Chin, and Dean Iverson to use the JavaFX platform to create RIAs that can run across diverse devices. Covering the JavaFX Script language, JavaFX Mobile, and development tools, this book provides code examples that cover virtually every language and API feature.

This book contains

• Tutorials that teach JavaFX technology to an application developer or graphics designer who has had no exposure to it. These tutorials are exhaustive and cover virtually every facet of JavaFX Script.
• Reference materials on JavaFX that augment what is available from the JavaFX Language Reference and API documentation.
• Information on how to use JavaFX technology on mobile platforms as well as the desktop.

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Customer Reviews (21)

a good starter
i got this book, when i didn't have a slightest skill with javascript. back then, it was a good choice of book, it teaches you javascript from ground up. it'd be particularly a very good choice if you have some programming background of any kind.

Simply Mind-Boggling
I have to agree with the others who claim that this book is incredibly misleading. I have a pretty good understanding of programming, and I was still getting headaches by Chapter 3, as everything is presented entirely out of context.

It starts off innocently enough, just giving you some general programming guidelines: variables/functions/loops/conditionals/etc., but then the author launches into an explanation on the Document Object Model, and spends 40 pages explaining it with no context to what it actually means for someone new to Javascript, and no actual examples of how to apply the knowledge.

A good programming book needs to have you writing simple programs from page 1. The only way you can learn what the code really means is by writing it yourself, making your own mistakes, and learning from them.

I have made it past page 100, and there have been ZERO interactive examples. I have been bludgeoned over the head with DOM knowledge, and still have not written even a basic webpage with JS on it. The author just keeps explaining new topics, and doesn't show you how to use any of them or explain what they are actually used for. The book has a very "trust me, this will make sense later" attitude. SitePoint has some great books, but this one is definitely NOT an introductory text on JS.

If it were title something more like "How Javascript Works," I could let it go. But the title implies (well, and it even says so inside) that anyone with knowledge of HTML and CSS should be able to start writing great JS from this book, but I just can't make sense of what is being presented. I would look elsewhere for your JS needs.

Great book, period
The last time that I visited library, I wanted to pick up something that would explain JS to me and something would allow me to create my own scripts.

Well, this book is exactly what I was looking for - it explains all the intricacies of JavaScript, but also it makes it...*gasp*...fun to study what otherwise seems to be somewhat dry subject.

Granted, I might not be a newbie when it comes to scripting (I know CSS/HTML fairly well), but JS is an entirely different thing altogether - not a full-on programming language, but yet its a bit harder to understand it than, say CSS or stuff related to basic coding.

So kudos to authors for being so thorough in their approach and I can't wait to get to the end of the book and see what I will be able to do later on.

The title says it all...it's amazing
This book was awesome.I read it off and on for the last 2 years.I got it when it came out because my school had a javascript course, but I switched schools and just read it on my own.I had some difficulties at first because javascript is a proto-type language, not a OOP language.That really bugged me for a while.I honestly can say that I hate the authors' programming style, it's horrible, I hate it.But if you can get past that, haha, it's good.This book really is "simply javascript".They don't go over anything from a computer scientist's point of view.I think it's good to get started on javascript, but I would recommend "Professional JavaScript for Web Developers"I read through practically all of that book and the author discusses everything from a computer scientist point of view like going over pointers and memory mangement...if you are coming from C/C++ or Java you defiantly need to read that book because the authors here don't talk about that at all.It's a shame that none of the sitepoint books have OOP in javascript.

Well written but buggy
Simply JavaScript is a well-written book.You can follow what the author is trying to tell you fairly well.You don't get that in all coding books.

However there are also some errors in the book.You can read some in the comments but one example is page 69.The snippet fails to tell you that you need to use window.onLoad = function name and put the snippet in that function.You can tell when a book has been through the new user experience test - I believe this one may not have been.

The website associated with this book has minimal support. ... Read more

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The Jan/Feb 09 issue covers .NET Productivity Tools.

Table of Contents:
*) Roundtables vs. Lunch Counters
*) MVP Corner: Challenging IT Promotion
*) Eight Evil Things Microsoft Never Showed You in the ClickOnce Demos (and What You Can Do About Some of Them)
*) Building Domain Specific Languages in C#
*) An Introduction to jQuery, Part 1
*) Flexible and Powerful Data Binding with WPF, Part 2
*) The Baker’s Dozen: 13 Miscellaneous C#, SQL, and Business Intelligence Development Tips
*) Virtual Earth 101
*) Heard on .NET Rocks! Future of Web Development Panel
*) Ask the Doc Detective
*) Have It Your Way, Revisited

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The Jan/Feb 2010 issue focuses on S.O.L.I.D. principles. Other articles include SharePoint 2010, ASP.NET 4.0, MVC, Entity Framework and more.

Table of Contents:
*) Can a Fish Use a Bicycle?
*) Transitioning from Employee to Self-Employed
*) My Top Three Favorite Things About SharePoint 2010
*) Embracing Community
*) Practical Uses of Lambdas
*) S.O.L.I.D. Software Development, One Step at a Time
*) Generating Code Using Visual Studio 2008 and 2010
*) Reinventing Error Handling
*) Post Mortem Web Project
*) Introducing Advanced Code Contracts with the Entity Framework and Pex
*) Ask the Doc Detective
*) Managed Coder: On Certainty

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Visual Studio and SQL Server 2008

This is the ad-free version of this publication.

Table of Contents:
*) Unlearn
*) MVP Corner: A Baker’s Dozen of Reflections
*) 10 Things You Wish they Told You-Part 1
*) The Baker’s Dozen: 13 Tips for SQL Server 2008 and SSRS 2008
*) What’s New in ASP.NET 3.5?
*) Sharpening Your Axis with Visual Basic 9
*) Getting Started with Windows Mobile Development
*) Setting Up and Running Subversion and Tortoise SVN with Visual Studio and .NET
*) Heard on .NET Rocks! Jim Webber on Guerilla SOA!
*) Ask the Doc Detective
*) Beyond the Reach

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The Nov/Dec 2009 issue focuses on VS 2010.Other articles include WPF, Sharepoint, ASP.NET, VB 10 and Silverlight.

Table of Contents:
*) Not a Spectator Sport
*) Post Mortem: Getting it Right
*) Why Use WPF?
*) SharePoint Applied: Document Management in SharePoint 2010
*) A Guided Tour of What to Look for in ASP.NET 4.0
*) Get Ready for Visual Basic 10
*) What’s New in Visual C# 4.0?
*) ASP.NET MVC 2 in Action
*) Silverlight 3: The Highlights
*) Easy Validation in ASP.NET MVC with the Enterprise Library Validation Application Block
*) Heard on .NET Rocks! Is Software Development Too Complex?
*) What’s New in Entity Framework 4, Part 2: Modeling Changes
*) Ask the Doc Detective
*) Managed Coder: On Software Developers

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Good magazine for C# Users
Good mag with lots of code, which you would expect with the name it has. ... Read more

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This hands-on, step-by-step tutorial is ideal for new programmers and those new to JavaScript. Designed for easy learning, this beginner's guide features:

* Modules-Each programming concept is divided into logical modules (chapters), ideal for individualized learning

* Goals-Each module opens with the specific programming skills you'll have by the end of the module

* Ask the Experts-Q&A sections throughout are filled with extra information and interesting commentary

* 1-Minute Drills-Quick self-assessment sections to check your progress

* Annotated Syntax-Example code annotated with commentary that points to the particular technique illustrated

* Projects-Coding exercises contained in each module show how to apply what you are learning

* Mastery Checks-End-of-module reviews that test your knowledge using short-answer, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and simple coding questions ... Read more

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Very Quick and in Great Condition
The response was very quick and the delivery was very quick. The book was in Great condition!

javascript review
It was very helpful. It is written for a beginning programmer not just a beginning Javascript programmer.

Best Book I've Foundfor Beginning Programmers
I found this book an excellent tutorial for beginners to programming, especially since debugging Javascript can be tricky.

Even though this book is the older edition, it is still relevant and is one of the best-organized beginning Javascript books I've seen. All the examples are relevant and I intend to keep this book as a reference, as well. I've already recommended it to several people.

Great, great, great...
Previously, I tried to get into JS by using "Dummies" book, but it proved to be really confusing - I couldn't understand a single thing of what author was saying and it ended up being an exercise in frustration.

"A Beginner's Guide", then is a complete opposite of "JS for Dummies", since everything is explained in details and you can easily memorize/understand the difference between variables, functions and anything else. This is not an easy feat to achieve, by any means and I feel that this is a good choice for beginners.

I use it for doing script in after effects.
This book is not only for web Java script like most other books on the subject.I got it to help me understand script in After Effects.It is really good and simple. ... Read more

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"... a clear and detailed exposition of what is groovy about Groovy. I'm glad to have it on my bookshelf."
--From the Foreword by James Gosling

Groovy, the brand-new language for the Java platform, brings to Java many of the features that have made Ruby popular. Groovy in Action is a comprehensive guide to Groovy programming, introducing Java developers to the new dynamic features that Groovy provides. To bring you Groovy in Action, Manning again went to the source by working with a team of expert authors including both members and the Manager of the Groovy Project team. The result is the true definitive guide to the new Groovy language.

Groovy in Action introduces Groovy by example, presenting lots of reusable code while explaining the underlying concepts. Java developers new to Groovy find a smooth transition into the dynamic programming world. Groovy experts gain a solid reference that challenges them to explore Groovy deeply and creatively.

Because Groovy is so new, most readers will be learning it from scratch. Groovy in Action quickly moves through the Groovy basics, including:

* Simple and collective Groovy data types
* Working with Closures and Groovy Control Structures
* Dynamic Object Orientation, Groovy style

Readers are presented with rich and detailed examples illustrating Groovy's enhancements to Java, including

* How to Work with Builders and the GDK
* Database programming with Groovy

Groovy in Action then demonstrates how to Integrate Groovy with XML, and provides,

* Tips and Tricks
* Unit Testing and Build Support
* Groovy on Windows

An additional bonus is a chapter dedicated to Grails, the Groovy Web Application Framework. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (25)

Really good introduction to Groovy
Courtesy of Filip Pajak from Szczecin JUG:

This book is split into three parts. First one is about language, second is about advanced features which coming with Groovy distribution, and third contains some hints and guides, which could help in day-to-day work with Groovy.
Cause, this book is about something new to me, is from In Action" series and also I am in action" with my project, I've read (and still reading) it with in action" style. What it means? It means, that in given time, I'm reading this section of book which exactly I already need, instead of reading it page-by-page. Now I can say that with this book this kind of reading is pleasure. Easy-reading language (this is very important to me, as I'm not native English speaker) combined with easy-understanding examples makes learning about features of Groovy quite easy, interesting and enjoyable. Very good sectioning makes jumping through book (in case of looking forward or backward in our own learning process) content also easy.
What about content of book's part? I've read all of first part, cause knowing features of language is a basement of using it, and the only word which I can say about this part is Great!". It contains exactly what is needed to understanding how to use Groovy, what is possible to do with language, and how. After reading it I haven't almost any problems with understanding more advanced examples (found in other parts of the book, or in the web) at language level (logical level is other story ;)).
Second part I read more selective, so there are some sections at which I've took only a look (e.g. like most part of chapter about integrating). But in general, whatever I've read it is still in high level. Although sometimes it was quite hard to understand how something works without little help of external materials. I think, that in some places there could be more examples or more detailed explanation, especially in chapter about builders (This is powerful and useful feature of Groovy, but only reading and making examples from book is not enough to good understanding theirs idea, I think).
And at least, the last, third part. To be honest, I only take a short look at the most part of it. Why? Cause chapters are very specific. Cheat sheets or tips'n'tricks can be (and they are) useful quite often, but advanced Windows scripting or unit testing using JUnit isn't something important for me (as far as I don't script Windows or not use JUnit), so I only took a look, say hmmm... okay..." and read something other (but if someone needs it, I think these chapters could be handy).
So, to sum up. A few years ago Phil Collins sang about groovy kind of love, today I can say that Groovy is kind of love. And this book is proof of this fantastic feeling (especially first two parts), even with its small weakness, which, I hope, will be polished in incoming second edition.

P.S. The biggest weakness of this book? It isn't in Polish, but maybe in future... Who knows...

Has staying power...
I started my career with "dynamic languages" (we called them scripting languages then). I enjoy getting things done quickly with scripting languages, the power it gives you and the freedom to concentrate on the problem domain and not fight with the platform. With all the new languages that are available on the JVM alone, I'm having a lot of fun getting back to my roots. To this point I've mostly stuck to Ruby (JRuby) as I really like the syntax of the Ruby language. I've been aware of Groovy for quite some time... hearing Scott Davis and Andy Glover singing it's praises. But have just not given it enough attention... until recently.

I've been reading the Groovy in Action book from Manning. What a great title to get started with. When I get a tech book, I want to make sure it will pass the test of time... meaning: I don't want to read through it and then have to sell it or throw it away immediately due to it's uselessness. This book has a key component to it that makes it worth the money... the logical flow and organization of the book makes it perfect to work as a reference manual later on. If you are like me, you don't exactly remember EVERYTHING you read... reference abilities are VERY important to me.

With features like "FOR THE GEEKS", the layout stays interesting (as interesting as a technical book can be anyway... :) ) I also appreciate the effort taken not to go too far into Grails. Grails is very important to the Groovy language, but not everything. It's touched on in the back of the book, but just enough to give you an idea of it's potential benefit to your arsenal.

Excellent Primer and More
I am a Java developer who wanted to learn how to program in Groovy. Since Groovy is the second official JVM language (Java being the first), it is becoming more common to find Groovy in many frameworks and applications. The speed at which Groovy developers can crank out code is also widely known. I was somewhat familiar with other scripting languages such as Perl and Python, so I felt confident I would be able to hit the ground running with the help of this book. I certainly was not disappointed!

This book is composed of three main sections. The first section could be considered a primer for the Groovy language and compiler. The second section deals with Groovy libraries that are part of the Groovy framework. This section would make an excellent desktop reference for already experienced Groovy programmers. The third section deals with how to solve problems with Groovy. This section reminds me of some cookbook programming books I've read in the past.

From language primer to library reference, to cookbook; this book delivers a wide array of information through concise explanations and robust content. The authors do a great job of revealing new topics as the book progresses. I am still reading the book, but I am confident that this book is destined to be my one-stop reference for Groovy even after I finish it.

Not very impressed with this book
I am an experienced java developer and bought this book as a way of learning groovy for a project I was working on.I have not been very impressed with this book.First the good, if you are not very experienced with java and want a full introduction to the language this is probably a good choice.However, I wanted to jump into the language and get working quickly.I think the example online pages at the main groovy are better for this.Also, I found the index of this book pretty bad.I have not read any of the other groovy books, but for people like me, I found the online resources better.

The K&R of Groovy programming books
Groovy brings advanced language features such as closures, dynamic typing, and the meta object protocol to the Java platform, and at the same time makes your codebase smaller and more concise. By concise I don't mean so compact that nobody can understand it. Groovy builds on your existing experience and familiarity with the Java platform and allows you to pick and choose when to use particular tools and when to combine Groovy and Java.

The book begins by introducing you to what you will need to compile and run Groovy as far as jar files and tools. Part one of the book is entirely dedicated to the language basics: syntax, grammar, and typical idioms. The language is presented via a combination of examples and discussion. The descriptions are detailed but are not overly academic. Chapter two is most important here, because that is where many of the examples lie that you will need to come back to later in the book.

Part 2, "Around the Groovy Library", explores how Groovy extends the Java Runtime Environment. Part one of the book demonstrated how Groovy makes commonly performed tasks easier. The second part shows how the same principle is applied in Groovy's libraries, using many of the advanced language features available to let you do more work with less code. Chapter 8 introduces the builder concept, which is one of Groovy's distinctive capabilities, because it can only be implemented in a general library class with a truly dynamic language. There are builders that come as part of the Groovy distribution, and you are also shown how to createyour own builders. Chapter 9 covers the object/method pure GDK library capabilities. Chapter 10 goes covers Groovy's library support for dealing with relational database systems, providing great flexibility when necessary, and significant shortcuts when simple solutions will do. Chapter 11 presents various methods of making Java applications more dynamic by integrating them with Groovy. I found this to be one of the book's most useful chapters, but you need the first 10 for chapter 11 to make sense.

Part 3 supplies guidance on how to best apply your new Groovy knowledge to practical tasks. Chapter 13 reveals tricks of the trade - how to avoid common errors, using snippet collections, and command-line and automation support. Chapter 14 is about unit testing. I just skimmed this part since the subject doesn't appeal to me. Chapter 15 takes Java and Groovy to the Windows platform. It shows how to put Groovy's expressiveness into action for the automation of Windows controls and applications. Finally, chapter 16 looks at Grails and shows how it leverages J2EE, Hibernate, Spring, and Groovy to allow rapid application development.

This book is a great introduction to Groovy, and even at its rather advanced age for a programming book it is still the best of the Groovy introductory texts. However, I am a person who needs an extreme amount of examples to really get something. For that reason I also highly recommend Groovy Recipes: Greasing the Wheels of Java (Pragmatic Programmers). What this book lacks in examples that book has. What that book lacks in detailed explanation, this book has. Thus they go hand in hand extremely well. ... Read more

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If you are looking to add exciting interactivity to Web pages and need a quick and easy understanding of the technology in order to do so, then this book is for you–whether you’re new to JavaScript or you need a refresher on every-thing from validating user input forms to creating menu trees. Open the book and you’ll discover clear, easy-to-follow instructions for more than 250 key JavaScript tasks, each presented in ten quick steps–or less. Easy-to-navigate pages, lots of screen shots, and to-the-point directions guide you through every common (and not so common) JavaScript challenge–and help you get more done in less time.

• Each solution is ten steps–or less–to help you get the job done fast
• Self-contained two-page spreads deliver the answers you need–without flipping pages
• A no-fluff approach focuses on helping you achieve results
• A resource packed with useful and fun ways to get the most out of JavaScript
• Make it simple and get productive fast!– download ready-to-use source code for each task from the book's companion Web site

Customer Reviews (3)

Emergency Wonderful Reference...
Web designers, web developers and web masters, without this book, have something missing! All the scripts are there, ready to just refer to them, make a little change, if needed, then copy/past!That simple! As a web designer, this book worth me alot. Even though is not much useful for beginers to learn JavaScript, but a pill for web designers headache. Go for it if you're involve in any web improving job. Great at all...

Good book despite errors
Yes, there are errors in this book and I agree that there should have been much better editing but nonwithstanding, it's a good book. It fills the gap well between a tutorial and a reference manual. In fact, fixing the errors reinforces the learning, otherwise you are getting less benefit by simply typing in the example code. The text gives you enough knowledge to fix the code. The downloadable code on the associated site has been corrected (the site could be better publicised in the book). The book covers a lot of ground and the info is well presented. I certainly don't regret buying it, I've found it most useful.

needs more steps then this..
the idea of the book is great and it is very easy to read and understand.

But, it contains lots of errors and broken code. It can be very frustrating when the code you typed in exactly does not work and cant figure out why.

I feel the publisher should have invested in more proofreaders and code checkers. I switched to O'reilly's javascript the definitve guide and its cook book. Its was a lot tougher to get through but in the long run was a better choice. ... Read more

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This one-stop resource is a complete course in designing Web sites, and includes the “drag and drop” clip-art, design templates, games, banner ads, buttons, forms and source code to build Web sites andtransact business on the Internet.

Key Features- Covers everything from basic html tagging, JavaScript, and XHTML, to banner ads and interactive e-commerce sites
- "Job Profiles" take actual sites and discuss schedules, costs andclient needs
- Each section includes activities to master and review before movingto the next topic
- Accompanying CD contains three, FREE Web development packages,shopping cart and text editing demos, Paint Shop Pro demos, and Webcertification sample test questions!
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A must have...
I have had the good fortune of both purchasing this book, and meeting the wonderful young author Kelly Valqui as her student at Miami-Dade. She is a wonderful teacher who shares her enthusiasm, knowledge and experience of Web technology in the classroom, unselfishly. This book is an awesome resource for any Web designer's library. It covers HTML, Javascritpt, CSS, other technologies and a lot of insight that is not offered in any other book. I will always be a dedicated reader of Kelly's books.

All the important aspects of web creation are covered
Kelly Valqui and Eunice Freire successfully collaborate to present a complete package with all the necessary tools for even the most novice webmaster to design and deploy an attractive, effective web site in Web Design And Development. All the important aspects of web creation are covered including HTML, tagging, adding images, e-commerce, clip art, JavaScript, games, budgets, design, and production schedules. The accompanying CD-ROM features three free web development packages, shopping cart and text editing, demos, Paint Shop Pro demos, and Web certification sample test questions. Web Design And Development is an ideal, comprehensive, and truly "user friendly" instruction guide and reference.

web design and development
streaght, concise, clear, useful. provide a very useful guide to those who want to get involved in web design and e-commerce, particularly those who will manage an e-commerce. to technical people, it may a bit simpler. ... Read more

Product Description
The March/April issue of Component Developer Magazine (CODE) is focused on Web Forms, and contains several in-depth articles focused on that subject, as well as several general .NET articles.

Table of Contents:
*) We Are Our Environment (Editorial)
*) Product News - March/April 2003
*) Getting Started with ASP.NET
*) A Not-So-Quick Tour of the Web DataGrid Control
*) Review: ASP.NET Web Matrix
*) Introduction to JavaScript and DHTML
*) What's New in Visual Studio .NET 1.1?
*) Using the ASP.NET Runtime to Extend Desktop Applications with HTML Scripts
*) Using Stored Procedures in Conjunction with the SqlDataAdapter
*) The Two Faces of .NET
*) Doc Detective - March/April 2003

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