Teaching programming basics from the ground up, this book helps even those with no prior programming knowledge learn javascript and use this knowledge for practical purposes on their Web sites to create interesting, useful, and dynamic sites. The primary focus is on practical application of javascript to Web site creation. The ultimate aim is that a reader having finished the book should be able to go it alone and create their own scripts and move forward and learn more advanced techniques. They will have a very broad base of knowledge of javascript and its application to Web development.