A tutorial and handbook for novice and veteran programmers to one of the most popular scripting languages for creating sites on the World Wide Web. Explains how to create applications from both the client and the server side. The emphasis in on quick learning and immediate application. The CD-ROM includes plug-ins, tutorials, demonstrations of software, all the code examples from the book, and a password to get onto a Web site for updates. No bibliography. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.