Resources for Javascript Programmers

• A superb quick-reference card.

• Netscape's Javascript Reference Manual
  • bookmark recommended!

• Netscape's Javascript Guide
  • bookmark recommended!

• Netscape's Javascript Developer Central

• Netscape's discussion of JavaScript and Java

• Netscape's discussion of JavaScript and the ECMA Specification

• Microsoft's Jscript web site. Jscript is MS's version of Javascript. It's similar though not identical. Microsoft claims it's fully compliant with ECMA 262, an industry standard language specification. The web site includes:
  • A tutorial
  • A FAQ
  • A language reference for download and local installation

• The Javascript Source -- lots of free code for cutting and pasting.

• Danny Goodman's JavaScript Pages
  • also some dynamic HTML

• Microsoft's Javascript debugger, a free add-on for Internet Explorer
  • runs automatically when a Javascript bug is detected

• At CNET:
  • Javascript for Beginners
  • A good overview of techniques for debugging Javascript and why it's frustrating

• The WebReference Javascript site
  • repository of cool Javascript tricks and more

• Newsgroup: comp.lang.javascript
  • see how others are using Javascript, and what problems they've run into

• Books: we like O'Reilly Press
  • see their on-line training: Javascript: The Definitive Guide

• The Javascript source -- lots of great scripts to cut-and-paste.

• Jeffy Lauzon's over-the-top Javascript site
  • links to other Javascript sites, nifty little scripts to play with, decidedly IE-oriented