Client Side Web Programming Books

A list of recommended books on Client Side Web programming (JavaScript, DHTML, XML) with expert reviews.

Programming Atlas
by Christian Wenz
I have found that not only that this book has covered all aspects of the AJAX programming with MS Atlas, but it shows how to use AJAX Control Toolkit, and other alternative AJAX tools, and what is the best of all is that every single part of the book is covered with examples even the alternative AJAX tools have examples.
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CSS Cookbook
by Christopher Schmitt
The 'CSS cookbook' by Christopher Schmitt has only about 250 pages, and consists of 10 chapters, each containing a series of recipes. By glancing at the table of contents, one notices that the book tries to cover most of the beginner to intermediate CSS questions typically raised.
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The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks
by Rachel Andrew
This compilation type of book is a valuable resource to any web developer and designer working with CSS. 101 Essential CSS tips is not about CSS theory - real world examples, tricks and hacks is what this book is all about.
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XML Programming Using the Microsoft XML Parser
by Soo Mee Foo, Wei Meng Lee
Written for programmers interested in XML development using Microsoft technologies. Coupling valuable discussion of the Microsoft XML parser, Windows platform, and XML development software with the numerous core XML technologies, including XSLT, XPATH, SAX, DOM, XML Schema, and SOAP, this book steps beyond the mainstream focus on the theoretical aspects of XML and actually demonstrates the concepts in a real-world development environment.
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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition
by David Flanagan
JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition, covers the latest version of a scripting language that can be embedded directly in web pages - JavaScript 1.5, as supported by Netscape 6 and Internet Explorer 6. The book also provides complete coverage of the W3C DOM standard (Level 1 and Level 2), while retaining material on the legacy Level 0 DOM for backward compatibility.
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Doing Web Development: Client-Side Techniques
By Deborah Kurata
This book addresses the client-side issues that every Web application developer needs to know. Doing Web Development: Client-Side Techniques is designed for professional software developers who are moving into Web development. It provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of client-side Web development, including the basics of HTML, scripting with JavaScript, and understanding XML, schemas, and XSL.
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