JavaScript Fundamentals
From Stephen Chapman, former About.com Guide
Learn what JavaScript is and how you should use it with your website. Find out what reserved words and built-in objects there are in JavaScript and how to use them. Select books on JavaScript that meet your requirements.
What Is JavaScript?
Learn where JavaScript came from and how it is related to HTML. Find out the difference between JavaScript and JScript.
- What Is JavaScript?
- A Brief History of JavaScript
- How Hard Is JavaScript to Learn?
- What Is JavaScript Used For?
- What Does JavaScript Look Like?
- JavaScript 101
- Pros and Cons: Pre-Written JavaScript or Write It Yourself
- JavaScript and JScript: What's the Difference?
- The Three Parts of JavaScript
- The Bad Parts of JavaScript
- Languages Closely Related to JavaScript
- Structured Programming with JavaScript
- Problems With Using HTML Tidy on Pages Containing JavaScript
- JavaScript Glossary
Reserved Word/Class References
Like all programming language JavaScript has reserved words which have special meaning within the language. There are also a number of objects built into JavaScript that make it easier to use for more complex tasks.
- Detailed Built-in Class References
- JavaScript Objects
- JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
- Functions and Object Constructors
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