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Definition

This is a short English / French links page on JavaScript. Only sporadically maintainted !

Reference and Manuals

JavaScript Reference

• JavaScript at Mozilla developper center (JS 1.5 plus JS 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 upgrades].
• Core JavaScript 1.5 Guide Can be used as Tutorial for the language only. Use a JS 1.2 or JS1.3 Guide for built-in non-standardized JavaScript objects, use the DOM specs for DOM objects.
• JavaScript 1.5 Guide (Local copy of an old Netscape version)
• ECMA-262 Specification (local copy, PDF). ECMA Script is a standardized Core Version (e.g. without any browser objects) based on the JavaScript 1.1 Specification. ECMA Script is the formal basis for many scripting languages (JavaScript 1.5, SVG and VRML scripting, Actionscript 3 etc.)

Document object model (DOM)

• W3C Document Object Model (DOM) Activity Statement (points to all relevant DOM documents)

Else please consult the Document Object Model (alias DOM) entry.

JavaScript specific DOM Reference

• Mozilla DOM Reference Index pointing to the reference (zip and PDF) plus tutorials
• Links and Resources to the W3C DOM (at Mozilla)
• Gecko DOM Reference

• History: For older NS 4.7 browsers and non-standardized so-called DOM 0 (e.g. HTML inline, browser interfaces) you may read: JavaScript 1.3 Guide and JavaScript 1.3 Reference Guide. These are outdated, but still on of the best references on how to use the old-style "standard" JavaScript Objects.

FAQs and Short References

• JavaScript FAQ (Includes FAQ related to JavaScript Dates, Forms, Frames, Images, Source Files, Layers, Links, Miscellaneous, Numbers, Strings, Tables, and Windows) (articles)
• JavaScript Mini-FAQ by Danny Goodman (Goodman is author of JavaScript books)
• Danny Goodman's JavaScript and Browser Objects Quick Reference

Tutorials and tutorial sites

Warning: Some tutorials are not very clear about what's standardized, what's obsolete and what's informal but well supported.

Beginners tutorials

• SELFHTML Tutorial by Stephan Münz (German and French)
  • JavaScript/DOM (German)
  • JavaScript/DOM (Français). Contient une introduction à JavaScript, à DOM et une référence objet.

General on-line tutorials

• A re-introduction to JavaScript Good recent introduction to the language from Mozilla. Suitable for folks with programming experience. (2006)

old-style JavaScript

(but useful)

• Stefan Koch's Voodoo's Introduction to JavaScript. Does not include modern DOM . There is a Introduction à JavaScript french translation.

• JavaScript and HTML: possibilities and caveats by Jukka "Yucca" Korpela, 2005.

JavaScript and DOM tutorials

• Introduction to the DOM Introduction to the DOM of IE/ Firefox by Timothy Francis Brady.
• Dynamic Content with DOM-2 (Part I of II) by S.A. LePera, O'Reilly 2001

Ajax and DHTML tutorials

• DHTML page at Mozilla developper center (demos)
• Dynamic HTML and XML: The XMLHttpRequest Object - Apple Developer Connection, 2004
• Ajax (programming). Ajax or Asynchronous JavaScript and XML is a term describing a web development technique for creating interactive web applications (Wikipedia Article, 2005)
• Asynchronous JavaScript Technology and XML (AJAX) With Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (!), technical Sun Developer Network article, June 2005)
• AJAX : Demystifying the buzz for all platforms. @ Web Forefront Mai 2005. Short intro article
• Putting AJAX to work InfoWorld article, (mostly a product overview)

Client-side modifications

There are browser extensions that allow a user to change behavior of web pages. The best know is Greasemonkey.

• Greasemonkey
• Wikipedia Greasemonkey

Collections and links sites

• DMoz JavaScript (Big Index)

Ressource sites with tutorials and help

• Quirksmode CSS and Javascript tips by Peter Paul Koch. Tutorial and examples, Compatibility tables.
• Webmonkey: Javascript collection. Links and good but outdated tutorials.
• JavaScript tutorials at webreference (Lots !)

Sites with javascript code

(see also tutorials above !)

• jQuery jQuery is a JavaScript library that takes this motto to heart: Writing JavaScript code should be fun... (12/2006).
• Mozilla's JavaScript Scripting Resources A short list of good links

• JavaScript Pro: FAQ, informations et ressources (niveau moyen)

• Java Script Browser Sniffer from webreference.com, see also: Sniffing for Netscape 6

• Doc JavaScript (advanced)

• Dynamic Drive: DHTML et autres trucs non standard, � utiliser avec pr�caution

• The JavaScript Source a nice resource with lots of Cut & Paste javascript examples

• Scriptsearch. Large collection of Scripts (also Tutorials, etc.)

• Yahoo's js directory (big meta list)

• DevEdge Online Javascript. Main Javascript Page at Netscape: Examples, newsgroups, manuals, etc. (RECOMMENDED but advanced)

• ppk on JavaScript - the example scripts