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Useful Javascript Tutorials

Here are some useful Javascript tutorials.

  • Douglas Crockford Javascript code conventions
  • Unobtrusive Javascript

Tutorials and References about the Document Object Model

When you starting getting into more advanced Javascript, you will need to understand the browser's document object model (or the DOM for short).  Here are some tutorials and references for learning abbout the DOM.

  • The DOM in Mozilla
  • Wikipedia entry about the DOM
  • W3C Document Object Model

General Javascript Tutorials

  • Slide panel with jQuery - the tutorial shows how to create a slide-down contact form using jQuery. The idea is that an user would click on a contact tab and the page content would slide down exposing a contact form.
  • Accessing and checking form elements - This tutorial shows you how to use Javascript and the onsubmit handler to check user input during a form submission. To perform the check, it also shows you how you can access form element values using Javascript.