In a new posting from WebReference.com</a.>"Professional JavaScript for Web Developers" with Professional JavaScript for Web Developers: JavaScript in the Browser, Pt. 1

Web browsers have come a long way since JavaScript was first introduced in Netscape Navigator 2.0. Browsers today are capable of handling a variety of file formats, not just conventional HTML. Ironically enough, JavaScript is used in most of these file formats as a way to dynamically change content on the client. This chapter explores how JavaScript fits into HTML and other languages, as well as introduces you to some basic concepts of the Browser Object Model (BOM).

They talk about some basic things, like the script tag, the format for an external javascript file (and its inclusion), and the differences between the two. They even touch briefly on SVG...