> There’s a reason my copy of “JavaScript: The Good Parts” is extremely slim next to its sibling, “JavaScript: The Definitive Guide”. The reason is that these

> There’s a reason my copy of “JavaScript: The Good Parts” is extremely slim next to its sibling, “JavaScript: The Definitive Guide”. The reason is that these two books don't fulfill the same goal. The Good Parts is a rather short walk through the language and reads more like a "get started quickly" guide. The other goes into much more detail. That doesn't mean the latter's size os due to it covering all the bad stuff whereas the former doesn't. It's just a clever title but it's an apples and oranges comparison and I'd suggest not using it as some sort of supporting argument. Whether JavaScript is good or bad as a whole is a different question (I think it is), I'm simply taking issue with that meme (that originally popped up in picture form, the two books side by side, rather than text).