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some real tips: read javascript the good parts http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596517748 http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596517748 and anything else form mr. ht
by franze 16y ago
some real tips:
read javascript the good parts http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596517748 http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596517748
and anything else form mr. http://www.crockford.com/ http://www.crockford.com/
read (and understand) the "learning javascript with object graphs" series http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Ahowtonode.org+Learning+Javascript+with+Object+Graphs&pws=0&hl=all http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Ahowtonode.org+Learning...
use node.js for the backend of your apps to come (start with https://www.duostack.com/ https://www.duostack.com/ or for a quick hack http://jsapp.us/ http://jsapp.us/ )
do not use w3school ressources (they are wrong in critical cases) see http://w3fools.com/ http://w3fools.com/
and the most critical tip if you really want to get serious about javascript: learn other programming languages as well, then revisit javascript. one language can never be enough. take the learnings from other languages and apply them to javascript.
oh yeah and: do not seek cross browser compatibility. it's frustrating. (after you are good it will work cross browser anyway (excluding IE)).
- Montagist 16y agoHaven't yet looked at the link for "learning javascript with object graphs" but it already sounds interesting. Also, I fully concur with your statement about learning other languages too; javascript is kind of it's own animal and it will either be hard to wrap your head around it's idiosyncracies otherwise, or you'll just be -too- used to them when you finally do try to use something else. An actual compiled, non-dynamic language would be a good thing to tackle next. -Terribly- curious as to why you believe javascript is the best language to specialize in, though.