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Hacker news gets 40% off on Eloquent JavaScript

22 points by marijn 16y ago

Whenever a submission about learning JavaScript has appeared on Hacker news the past years, someone ended up adding a comment linking http://eloquentjavascript.net . To show my appreciation( * ), I'm offering anyone who comes across this post a 40% discount on the updated, paper version of the book, which is coming out this week. Use the coupon code 2ELOQUENT2QUIT when ordering the paper book from http://nostarch.com/ejs.htm . The offer goes until the 21st of January (next Friday). ( * And, of course, to stir up some publicity.)

mark_l_watson 16y ago
I just browsed the online version of your book. Nice! I just pre-ordered it on Amazon (they have a 39% discount).
- willurd 16y ago
  Yea but if you buy it from nostarch.com you get it 1% cheaper and you get an ebook version to boot! Awesome deal.
  - rplevy 16y ago
    The ebook is already free, but buy the book from No Starch to cut out the middleman.
unignorant 16y ago
site: http://eloquentjavascript.net http://eloquentjavascript.net store: http://nostarch.com/ejs.htm http://nostarch.com/ejs.htm
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Shooter 16y ago
Marijn, Re: "Master basic programming techniques" Would you recommend your book as a first programming book for designers that want to learn to code? We have a few employees that come from a print design background that are wanting to learn JS to move into web work, and I'd buy a half a dozen copies if this is an appropriate intro for them. Otherwise, I'll just buy one copy and solicit recommendations for a book to teach programming using JS. [I normally recommend Python and Scheme books to learn programming, but that seems like a long way around for people that only want/need to learn JS.] Love your CL work, BTW.
- marijn 16y ago
  > Would you recommend your book as a first programming book for designers that want to learn to code? Yes. Though if you want immediate results, EJS might not be quite as practical as you'd like -- it tries to find a middle way between theory and practice.
ezalor 16y ago
thx bro!
marijn 16y ago
Update: the offer actually goes until the 25th, not the 21st.

22 points by marijn 16y ago

mark_l_watson 16y ago

I just browsed the online version of your book. Nice! I just pre-ordered it on Amazon (they have a 39% discount).

willurd 16y ago
Yea but if you buy it from nostarch.com you get it 1% cheaper and you get an ebook version to boot! Awesome deal.
- rplevy 16y ago
  The ebook is already free, but buy the book from No Starch to cut out the middleman.

unignorant 16y ago

site: http://eloquentjavascript.net http://eloquentjavascript.net store: http://nostarch.com/ejs.htm http://nostarch.com/ejs.htm

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Shooter 16y ago

Marijn, Re: "Master basic programming techniques" Would you recommend your book as a first programming book for designers that want to learn to code? We have a few employees that come from a print design background that are wanting to learn JS to move into web work, and I'd buy a half a dozen copies if this is an appropriate intro for them. Otherwise, I'll just buy one copy and solicit recommendations for a book to teach programming using JS. [I normally recommend Python and Scheme books to learn programming, but that seems like a long way around for people that only want/need to learn JS.] Love your CL work, BTW.

marijn 16y ago
> Would you recommend your book as a first programming book for designers that want to learn to code? Yes. Though if you want immediate results, EJS might not be quite as practical as you'd like -- it tries to find a middle way between theory and practice.

ezalor 16y ago

thx bro!

marijn 16y ago

Update: the offer actually goes until the 25th, not the 21st.