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The best way I've found to learn JavaScript is through anything by Douglas Crawford. 'JavaScript the Good Parts' is especially good. http://oreilly.com/catalog
by kreek 16y ago
The best way I've found to learn JavaScript is through anything by Douglas Crawford. 'JavaScript the Good Parts' is especially good.
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596517748 http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596517748
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQVTIJBZook http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQVTIJBZook
- kenjackson 16y agoI was a Javascript hater for a long time. Douglas turned me around through his videos and writing. Still not my favorite language, but I have a lot more respect for it and actually wouldn't mind writing in it if needed. I also strongly recommend his work for a better understanding of Javascript.
- sysprv 16y agoMet Douglas at JAOO (http://gotocon.com/ http://gotocon.com/) this year; got him to sign my copy of "JavaScript: The Good Parts" :)
- Groxx 16y agoI wish more books were like that. A programming book for programmers.
- kraynar 16y agoAgreed, but the name is Crockford. His site, which has a bunch of interesting JavaScript links on it: http://crockford.com http://crockford.com
- kreek 16y agoWoops my bad, apologies to Mr. Crockford.
- thisisblurry 16y agoYou'd better apologize: http://crockfordfacts.com/GN_06PA13xG5uKNcAkuh_Q http://crockfordfacts.com/GN_06PA13xG5uKNcAkuh_Q
- code_duck 16y agoHis point that JavaScript is quite good with a few key flaws, and the reason so many people think they hate JS is the flaws of the DOM, is an important observation.