Java reference book

[superninjagoat]

I'm tired of muddling myself through writing JavaScripts. Any suggestions on a comprehensive, approachable, example-based JavaScript primer? The things I've seen online are usually pretty weak.

Web-site or print-edition suggestions welcome. Thanks in advance.

[bousozoku]

Java and JavaScript are not the same thing.

That said, the Visual QuickStart Guide from Peachpit Press is a good starting point. If you need a reference, O'Reilly has JavaScript in a Nutshell.

[elmimmo]

I cannot help you, except by giving you a piece of advice which might enhance your google results: JavaScript has nothing to do with Java, except by its unfortunate name. One is a scripting language, the other is programming language aimed at totally different purposes.

[superninjagoat]

I'm not as new to JavaScript (which has nothing to do with the the Java programming language, I know :rolleyes: ) as my post seems to have made me seem.

I know enough to follow and alter other people's code to suit my purposes. But it's a arduous process for me. I can do light programming in basic, visual basic and C, but what I know of program design is very different from the thought processes that go into, say, dhtml scripting.

I'm looking for a guide that will teach me proper script design so I won't be so dependent on what I can scavenge from other's scripts.