After reading Mastering Dojo plus HTML5: Up and Running and still waiting for the arrival of Mastering XPages there is place for a new book on my bedside cabinet.
Yesterday I read this post regarding object oriented JavaScript. So I did a quick search on Amazon (I used the German site since that is the nearest available from where I live (read: good shipping conditions)). The first book in the list (Object-Oriented JavaScript: Create scalable, reusable high-quality JavaScript applications and libraries) received not so good reviews, mainly because the code examples were too childish.
So that leaves me with the following question:
Do you have any recommendation for a good book about object-oriented JavaScript?
After an x number of years working in the same environment I have decided to look for a new challenge. Are you looking for a smart companion?
Lars Berntrop-Bos said
How about the Headfirst series?
Patrick Picard said
OO and Javascript is almost an oxymoron :p
Kidding aside, the book “Object-Oriented JavaScript: Create scalable, reusable high-quality JavaScript applications and libraries” isnt too bad.
However, the title is a little misleading. Only 2-3 chapters cover OO. It presents about 10 different ways to perform OO programming….so in the end it might make your head spin…..or give you options. Depends how you look at it.
I’d suggest you look at Tim Tripcony’s post on OO Javascript at http://xmage.gbs.com/blog.nsf/d6plinks/TTRY-8ABUMC
I have Oreilly’s the definitive guide to javascript…but i have not read far enough in the book to comment on the OO components. Overall, its a good book and almost a must have on your bookshelf. I believe a new version of the book is coming out shortly…
Peter Presnell said
I bought a copy of Object-Oriented JavaScript: Create scalable, reusable high-quality JavaScript applications and libraries. It was a good start but certainly didn’t answer all the questions I have/had. I agree with Lars, it falls off topic quite a bit. But then I haven’t found anything better. Lucky for me I sit next to Tim Tripcony.
Thomas Bahn said
My personal favorite is the already mentioned book:
Stoyan Stefanov: “Object-Oriented JavaScript”, Packt Publishing, ISBN 978-1-847194-14-5, 337 p.
Then have a look at:
Douglas Crockford: “JavaScript: The Good Parts”, O’Reilly, ISBN 978-0-596-51774-8, 155 p.
Not too much about OO, but a lot about advanced JavaScript
Another good one:
John Resig: “Pro JavaScript Techniques”, Apress, ISBN 1-59059-727-3, 359 p.
Then continue with design patterns:
Ross Harmes, Dustin Diaz: “Pro JavaScript Design Patterns”, Apress, ISBN 978-1-59059-908-2, 269 p.
Or have a look at my NLLUG conference slides about Advanced JavaScript:
http://www.assono.de/blog/d6plinks/NLLUG-2010-DEV02-Advanced-JavaScript
107 p. including the book recommedations from above
Thomas Bahn said
Hey, the blog removed my plug-tag (in angle brackets)…
Thomas Bahn said
And JavaScript is a perfect language for _object_-oriented programming. It’s all about objects (but not classes).