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Re:JavaScript: The Important Parts by mikegirouard on Sunday May 26, 2013 @07:20PM (#5772784)
I left this comment in the article, but it hasn't shown up yet.

I don't want to nitpick but DOM is just an API (of W3 origins, which also makes it a standard).

"The DOM is not a JavaScript concept. It is an object model for web browsers"

The first part is correct, but the second is a little off. You might want to say "used _by_ web browsers..." or something along those lines.

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Re:JavaScript: The Important Parts by mtdewcmu on Monday May 27, 2013 @01:31AM (#5773571)
This is from Douglas Crockford's talk, "An Inconvenient API - The Theory of the DOM," which is perhaps the best title ever for a programming lecture. The way he adapted Al Gore's cover art is so inspired, it's just sheer perfection.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Y0U-2qJMs

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