This splendid book appeared in 1970, when certain forms of behavior were still legal, and not nearly so much the object of hysteria as they are nowadays. If this book were to appear for the first time today, it would be hooted down and angry letters would be sent to the publisher, demanding that it be withdrawn. The author would receive death threats. Such is the course of social evolution. I would say that Smith's knowledge of the subject is wonderful and his handling of it is perfect. The only fault, a minor one, is that he mistakenly thought that Cuthbert Wright was British and included him; Wright was in fact an American and is out of place here.

The books style is to layout the key information of javascript and then cover it in more detail in the following sessions. I wish that each session had a small project associated with the covered material or an overall project that is developed over the entire book. It does cover many aspects of javascript and its possible implementation.

Mr. Disbrow's book, JavaScript Weekend Crash Course, was easy to understand and the examples were easy to follow. It gave me a good foundation upon which to build. I have been able to take things learned in several chapters and put them together to do some really neat things with JavaScript. This book stays close to (or on) my desk!

Mr. Disbrow has put together a lucid and thorough fast-track program for attaining JavaScript proficiency in a remarkably short time. The examples are relevant and easy to follow, the lessons are well organized and logical, and the writing is crisp and accessible. A great addition to any developer's bookshelf!