Reaz Hoque's Practical JavaScript Programming is an application based book that gives enough JavaScript background in less than 90 pages to get started. The author then shows the readers in a step by step manner on how to create partical killer JavaScript Apps. The book does not overload the readers with other technologies such as ActiveX or VBScript but rather focuses on how to program in JavaScript. If you want to learn about client and server-side JavaScript, LiveConnect and LiveWire, this book is wroth buying. All the future changes of JavaScript will be added in a secure site provided by the author only for the readers.
Hoque is an author, software developer and a web designer. Recently he worked on one of the world's first on-line commerce application development for FGIC Public Sourcing Services (a division of GE Capital).