Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to the fundamentals of JavaScript development.

Teach yourself how to program with JavaScript -- one step at time. Ideal for developers with fundamental programming skills, this practical tutorial provides the clear guidance and hands-on examples you need to create or customize interactive Web applications using core JavaScript features and techniques.

Discover how to:

• Write and deploy JavaScript code with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, the Eclipse IDE, or text editors
• Work with JavaScript syntax and data types
• Use the Document Object Model to retrieve, create, and change HTML elements
• Create rollover images and slideshow effects
• Validate and provide feedback for user input on Web forms
• Manipulate CSS styles and respond to browser events
• Develop interactive Web applications using AJAX
• Help speed development with JavaScript frameworks such as jQuery

Your Step by Step digital content includes:

• All the books practice files -- ready to download and put to work.
• Fully searchable online edition of this book -- with unlimited access on the Web.