Review - JQuery in action
Its a really great Jquery book. I liked a lot the fact the authors simply let you see the power of jquery not getting too deeply into javascript. There is no cross/browser details or low level tricks.On the other side authors dont skip over important details.
Book has a very good structure and consistently presents Jquery API. I thik there is not much more you could expect from the book in that area.
I also loved the fact that they put javascript appendix to describe more complex ideas. It really gives you good review and puts all bits in place.
Review - Head First - Ajax
Well i read this book recently because i loved all the other head first books. Unfortunately i was very disappointed. Book seems to focus on completly unimportant things not trying to explain real concepts behind ajax and modern websites development.
I would definitely not recommend it no matter who you are. It wont be good for css guys nor for beginners nor for business people nor web developers. Its simply a poor book, well or i just did not like it at all.
Final score: 3/10
Firebug in IE7 will save a lot of your time
Internet Explorer is often causing issues as there is no effective way of debugging the websites css and javascript. Firebug is one of the best tools i have ever seen as php developer. Now using a simple link you can run it in IE as well!
Testing your website in all possible browsers
The most amazing thing Microsoft has done in years was releasing virtual pc and testing system images for free! Now you can install many operating system on your virtual pc and test the website in all possible browsers!
Why do i get permission violation exception in javascript in IE ?
If you create a popup window or a frame and domains of parent and child is different. Then javascript wont be allowed to access content of each other. You can find a few words of explanation why cross domain scripting is dangerous and how to deal with appearing errors.
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