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Class Resources for JavaScript
There are no formal presentations on JavaScript in the 88-272 lecture section. However, the first four lab sessions of this course dealt with HTML and JavaScript issues. Students can download the relevant lab notes and assignments by clicking on the 272 labs link.

Web Guides, Primers, and Tutorials for JavaScript
Below is a sampling of web primers available to help students with JavaScript. In many cases the treatment is not as detailed as one might like, but these resources do provide a good opportunity to get one's feet wet. Some pages are better than others and I have tried to place the more useful ones towards the top of the list. (Note: even though I don't agree with everything that is said or the way it is presented on these pages, I am listing a multitude of links with the hope that each person will find something suitable for their purposes.)

Free JavaScript Learning Center: Very nice set of tutorials by Ray Stott to help the beginning JavaScript student get off the ground. Recommended site to start.

Webmonkey's JavaScript Collection: Webmonkey has got a pretty good collection of JavaScript materials to help new web builders start off. The material here is not covered in depth, but if you are looking for a quick start on a subject, Webmonkey is a good place to start.

CNET Builder.com: A site, packed with articles about site creation. The topics include Web Authoring, Scripting & Programming, Graphics & Design, Servers and Business. There are how-to articles, reviews of software and sites, and pointers to other online resources.

Page Resource.com: JavaScript tutorials and other web design articles to help in site creation.

JavaScript Tip of the Week: A series of tips on JavaScript brought to you by WebReference.

Ask Doc JavaScript: Articles designed to help users with JavaScript (by "Doc" JavaScript and also supported by WebReference).

Developer.com's JavaScript Directory: A directory of JavaScript sites in numerous fields (education, finance, games, etc.) brought to you by developer.com.

HTML Goodies: Joe Burns has put together a nice site containing tutorials and primers on HTML, JavaScript, and other web related topics. Some good stuff here, but be warned: it is a slow loading page.

Web Review -- JavaScripting: Some articles on JavaScript brought to you by Web Review.

JavaScript Available on the Web
Below are some links to JavaScript source codes that students may be able to use and adapt for their own work. A word of warning: just because someone posts a script on the web doesn't mean that the script either (1) works as advertised, or (2) has some other problem. Use caution in using these scripts! Also, if you use someone's script for official course assignments, students must give the original author credit with an HTML comment loacted next to the script which gives the original author's name and the URL the script was obtained from. Failure to do so is a violation of the IDS cheating policy and will be handled accordingly.

JavaScript Source: A good 'cut & paste' JavaScript library with tons of free JavaScript source code for your web pages.

Live Software: Live Software's JavaScript Resource Center has code snippets available to use and newsgroups which showcase JavaScript examples.

JavaScript City: Another large collection of free scripts which can be used on web sites.

Java Script Corral: More JavaScript sources.

These pages are relevant for the Fall 1999 semester.
Any questions or problems with these pages should be sent to Professor H.