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I found the book "JavaScript: The Good Parts" by Douglas Crockford to be very helpful in understanding the language. It's short and covers the main things you'l
by patorjk 16y ago
I found the book "JavaScript: The Good Parts" by Douglas Crockford to be very helpful in understanding the language. It's short and covers the main things you'll need to know. It's a good starting place. In fact, he gave a tech talk on the main topics of his book which you can find here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQVTIJBZook http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQVTIJBZook
- Legion 16y agoThis book can not be recommended strongly enough. It was my "a-ha!" moment with JavaScript. Especially for people with programming experience in other languages, it's a gem. It's thin and easy to overlook, but every page is a, "so that's why JS behaves like that!" revelation.
- leif 16y agoI have a friend who describes it exactly the same way.
- sundarurfriend 16y agoIs it a good introductory book? That is, is it a good place to start if I knew zero Javascript? Or should I come to it after I've learnt a bit to refine my knowledge?
- patorjk 16y agoAs long as someone has an understanding of another language (basically someone who knows the basics of programming), I think this book would be a good book for them to start out with.
- joeld42 16y agoYeah, this book not only explains the "good parts" it gives you a lot of context as to why a lot of the weird stuff in JS is the way it is.