>> "accumulate encyclopedic knowledge of all sorts of browser dependent bullshit that constantly thwarts every attempt to write clean, reusable code that actual

>> "accumulate encyclopedic knowledge of all sorts of browser dependent bullshit that constantly thwarts every attempt to write clean, reusable code that actually works." That point is overplayed to the point of insanity. Unless you're targeting IE5, browser differences in js are minimal. Most of the inconsistencies are in layout.