Re-read O’Reilly’s “JavaScript”, google "javascript" and re-introduction to javascript

There are two things that are always in my mind:

(1) When I learnt Javascript many years ago, I read O’Reilly’s “Javascript” book (the “rhino” book), and I learnt that javascript is extremely powerful: totally dynamic and totally OO capable. The “everyday” use is only a small portion of its full power -- just like our brains ;-)

(2) Non-database related business logic (i.e. “business validation” logic) in Java/C#/VB should be constrained within a subset of Java/C#/VB that can be easily translated into JavaScript. Automatically converting validation logic into javascript is the ultimate leverage of good “custom class” design in Java/C#/VB.net.

I understand it will take a village/community to do something about the above. As an application developer, all I can do is to talk about them, hoping “framework developers” or "vendors" will eventually pick them up (and, continuously re-validate the vision from feedbacks) ; and make sure what I have been doing will not work against “the power of Javascript”; and wait and follow closely the development in this field.

Finally, the time has come, with Ajax.


Here is a list of references:
1. The rhino book (go to amazon, search for javascript, you cannot miss it).
---- if you have already known a few languages, especially if you know a variety of languages, for example, C-family, VB, perl, and lisp, then, to learn a new language, especially to re-learn a "new" language, believe it or not, the fastest way is to get an "academic" book, not a “for dummy” book.

2. http://www.javascriptsearch.com/guides/Beginner/articles/Re-IntroductiontoJavaScript.html
---- I really like this article, because it says all what I want to say.
3. Just google “javascript”, and follow your instinct.