... processed. One of the more commonly used event han-
dlers is the one just demonstrated, the onload event attached to the body element. When
the web page has finished loading, the event is fired, ... used to test the
examples.
Knock on wood.
How the Book Is Organized
The book is organized into six loosely grouped sections.
Chapters 1 through 3 provide an introduction to the structure of a Jav...
... recommends (and I agree) that all inline or embedded JavaScript be removed from a page and placed in
separate JavaScript files. Using a separate file, covered in the next section, prevents problems ... never be accessed via a mobile phone or some other oddly sized device, vision-
impaired people wouldn't need screen readers, and the paralyzed wouldn't need voice-enabled navigati...
... of the second edition
of The Book of JavaScript, I couldn’t have been more pleased or honored. The
deep satisfaction I felt when I wrote those first JavaScripts and they worked
correctly, ... like you’ve earned the knowledge. That’s
rare, and it’s really, really refreshing.
Since the first edition of this book was published, there have been a few
advancements in JavaScript, most ... di...
... is concerned is doing
something.
A leadership model
There is no single accepted definition of leadership. It is a contested topic,
much discussed and debated. It is commonly associated with positions ... and
yet to succeed it must become a collective endeavour. Culturally we have
favoured the heroic and personal view and neglected the possibilities for
shared and widely distributed leadership...
... released, IBM
commissioned a group to build a prototype based on Codd's ideas. This group created a
simplified version of DSL/Alpha that they called SQUARE. Refinements to SQUARE led to ... working database populated with all the data needed for the examples in
this book.
SQL SQL Databases Programming Alan Beaulieu O'Reilly Media, Inc. Learning SQL, 2nd Edition
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... that I promised to thank, too, but
I can't recall who, but thank you, too.
Introducing JavaScript Step by Step,
Second Edition
Much has changed since the first edition of JavaScript Step ... Some Adobe products support JavaScript, but
JavaScript is primarily used for web-related programming.
JavaScript is also the J in the acronym AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), th...
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Acknowledgments
A ... this edition. Finally, thanks to the first edition readers who spotted typos
and sent in errata and suggestions for improving the book, all of whom have helped to
bring this revised, up...