Sherlock, 12 Puzzles, and Elementary JavaScript: The Fun Way to Learn JavaScript

There is an easy way to use an accessible, powerful computer language without getting a Computer Science degree from a major university. Moreover, it’s free and built into your system. I’m talking about a language called JavaScript. Although its intended purpose was to enable one to run web site scripts for short applications such as surveys or doing currency conversions or many other short applications, it is also a powerful computer language. It is rare to find a web site that doesn’t use some JavaScript code.The purpose of this book is to teach you some elementary JavaScript. By using a few simple statements and obeying a few rules you can use the language of JavaScript for many different types of applications. You don’t have to plan for a career in Software Engineering in learning this language – you can simply use it for fun or simple hobby applications. On the other hand, it is not a bad place to start for work in the lucrative Information Technology field.
This book uses JavaScript to solve twelve interesting puzzles, ranging from jumbled words to ciphers. It starts with a few simple puzzles using the most basic JavaScript commands and builds on this base with each chapter. Who better to teach elementary concepts than the Master of Elementary Reasoning - Sherlock Holmes himself. Work along with him in each chapter to see if you are as good as a detective as he is in solving the twelve puzzles!
The programs for the puzzles are presented in their entirety - there is nothing more to download or buy - the programs are short enough so that you can easily enter them by hand and grasp the elementary concepts by enjoyable examples.