Comments on: Pro JavaScript Techniques by John Resig http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/01/30/pro-javascript-techniques-by-john-resig/ Web development and Internet trends Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:53:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/01/30/pro-javascript-techniques-by-john-resig/#comment-31913 Robert Nyman Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:03:45 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/01/30/pro-javascript-techniques-by-john-resig/#comment-31913 Simon, Nice. I wish you a pleasant read! Daniel, Interesting, thanks for the link. Nate, I'm glad that you liked the review! :-) The book definitely isn't biased for any specific library, I can tell you that much. Jrf, Absolutely, PPK and his <a href="http://www.quirksmode.org" rel="nofollow">quirksmode</a> is an invaluable resource. Ash, It is in situations where <code>typeof</code> would just return <code>"object"</code>, as opposed to <code>constructor</code> that would return <code>String</code> for a string and <code>Array</code> for an array. I'd say that it is basically used in the same way as <code>instanceof</code>. Simon,

Nice. I wish you a pleasant read!

Daniel,

Interesting, thanks for the link.

Nate,

I’m glad that you liked the review! :-)
The book definitely isn’t biased for any specific library, I can tell you that much.

Jrf,

Absolutely, PPK and his quirksmode is an invaluable resource.

Ash,

It is in situations where typeof would just return "object", as opposed to constructor that would return String for a string and Array for an array.

I’d say that it is basically used in the same way as instanceof.

]]> By: Ash Searle http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/01/30/pro-javascript-techniques-by-john-resig/#comment-31881 Ash Searle Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:47:51 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/01/30/pro-javascript-techniques-by-john-resig/#comment-31881 Can you give a little more detail on how the book suggests to use the <code>constructor</code> property? I'd guess you always need a null-check for <code>null</code> and <code>undefined</code> values; and I'd expect <code>instanceof</code> may be better in some circumstances? Can you give a little more detail on how the book suggests to use the constructor property?

I’d guess you always need a null-check for null and undefined values; and I’d expect instanceof may be better in some circumstances?

]]> By: Jrf http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/01/30/pro-javascript-techniques-by-john-resig/#comment-31705 Jrf Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:34:50 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/01/30/pro-javascript-techniques-by-john-resig/#comment-31705 Interesting, will have to have a look at it some time. I can't help but swear by PKK and his quicksmode.org website - whenever I'm in doubt about anything to do with js, it's my first place of call. Interesting, will have to have a look at it some time.

I can’t help but swear by PKK and his quicksmode.org website - whenever I’m in doubt about anything to do with js, it’s my first place of call.

]]> By: Nate Klaiber http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/01/30/pro-javascript-techniques-by-john-resig/#comment-31685 Nate Klaiber Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:35:00 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/01/30/pro-javascript-techniques-by-john-resig/#comment-31685 My copy of this arrived last evening, and I had the same initial thoughts you did in that I thought it was great that the second paragraph began talking about Object Oriented JS. No frilly stuff from the beginning, this book dives right in. I am halfway through chapter 2, so I have a bit to go -but I really appreciated your review. I have been looking for some really good books on Javascript, without pushing a specific library. I think they could have separate books for the different libraries available, but I like keeping my libraries down to the tasks I need - without bloating the filesize. This is why I was hoping this book would dive more into JS, without pushing canned solutions or frameworks. My copy of this arrived last evening, and I had the same initial thoughts you did in that I thought it was great that the second paragraph began talking about Object Oriented JS. No frilly stuff from the beginning, this book dives right in.

I am halfway through chapter 2, so I have a bit to go -but I really appreciated your review. I have been looking for some really good books on Javascript, without pushing a specific library. I think they could have separate books for the different libraries available, but I like keeping my libraries down to the tasks I need - without bloating the filesize. This is why I was hoping this book would dive more into JS, without pushing canned solutions or frameworks.

]]> By: Daniel Talsky http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/01/30/pro-javascript-techniques-by-john-resig/#comment-31679 Daniel Talsky Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:09:44 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/01/30/pro-javascript-techniques-by-john-resig/#comment-31679 I guess I want to read Jack Slocum's JavaScript book, when and if he writes one. I just recently read his post about the jQuery response to his benchmarks comparing jQuery and the YUI-Ext library: <a href="http://www.jackslocum.com/blog/2007/01/12/domquery-in-response-to-jquerys-response/" rel="nofollow">http://www.jackslocum.com/blog/2007/01/12/domquery-in-response-to-jquerys-response/</a> I guess I want to read Jack Slocum’s JavaScript book, when and if he writes one. I just recently read his post about the jQuery response to his benchmarks comparing jQuery and the YUI-Ext library:
http://www.jackslocum.com/blog/2007/01/12/domquery-in-response-to-jquerys-response/

]]> By: Simon Proctor http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/01/30/pro-javascript-techniques-by-john-resig/#comment-31668 Simon Proctor Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:53:13 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/01/30/pro-javascript-techniques-by-john-resig/#comment-31668 Funnily enough my copy arrived from Amazon this morning. Funnily enough my copy arrived from Amazon this morning.

]]>