Do Not Follow JavaScript Trends

Re:Do Not Follow JavaScript Trends by mxschumacher on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @10:43AM (#23539669)

Given the publication date of May 2008, isn't "JavaScript The good parts" deeply outdated at this point? Would you still give it to a beginner?

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Re:Do Not Follow JavaScript Trends by nogabebop23 on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @10:55AM (#23539853)

I would not give it to a beginner, but definitely to an intermediate-plus developer from a non-JS background. The best parts are the reasonable but strong opinions and the admittance of very bad parts. The code is less valuable today but as mentioned above, still runs fine.

Today this book makes a good companion but not a great single source reference.

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Re:Do Not Follow JavaScript Trends by hajile on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @12:29PM (#23541046)

It's a subset of modern JS, but a subset you cannot escape from as all modern features are layered on top of it.

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