It broadens your horizons as a JS developer, makes you think differently. by Yahoo Press Reading the book was like watching a good mystery drama, full of unexpected twists and turns. The typical jQuery developer (or anyone using a fast food framework) has a limited understanding of how JavaScript works. O’Reilly members experience live online training, plus books, videos, and digital content from O’Reilly members get unlimited access to live online training experiences, plus books, videos, and digital content from All of O’Reilly’s books are available for purchase in print on Amazon.com. Not everythinThis is a must-read book if you use Javascript seriously. (Not because the writing was sloppy, but because of having to scour the depths of my brain to remember the meaning of terms like "lexical scope" and "prototypal inheritance"). The book overall was very dogmatic and, quite honestly, annoying. Crockford's cantankerous and opinionated narrative walks the edge of being a rant, but he is saved every time by the fact that his options, while they maI'm old enough to remember when JavaScript wasn't cool, and back then Crockford's pivotal work opened many peoples eyes to the potential of this language, which is now the most ubiquitous in the history of computer science. JavaScript has bad parts that many times overshadow it’s good parts. Even for an intermediate programmer such as myself, I often needed to read sentences three or four times in order to understand them. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. It does all of this in 150 pages or so. Its because it approaches JavaScript in a completely different way than probably any other book you've read. Read 531 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Not because its complete (it only touches ECMAScript core, not even DOM), or particularly good at making things seem simple (it probably makes them look overcomplicated). Features can have a negative value to customers because they make the products more difficult to understand and use. Crockford's cantankerous and opinionated narrative walks the edge of being a rant, but he is saved every time by the fact that his options, while they maI'm old enough to remember when JavaScript wasn't cool, and back then Crockford's pivotal work opened many peoples eyes to the potential of this language, which is now the most ubiquitous in the history of computer science. Almost everything is a “mistake” or a “bad part,” but you can avoid these mistakes and bad parts if you use this language in this very strict sense.
I'm reading "Javascript, The Good Parts" by Douglas Crockford, and having a difficulty understanding the use of all the railroad diagrams. If you completed the series “You Don’t Know JS” then do not waste your time on this book, otherwise just start to read YDKS, of course!
hot. JavaScript.On December 8, 2014, President Barack Obama became the first president of the United States to write a computer program (at least while in office).
Published Almost everything is a “mistake” or a “bad part,” but you can avoid these mistakes and bad parts if you use this language in this very strict sense. In otherwords, he learned the hard way and shares the knowledge he and his team learned.After a good solid decade of focusing primarily on JavaScript I can say the guidance offered in JavaScript the Good Parts serves as a great code style guide reference.
rising. We are finding that people like products that just work. While the book is now out of date at the detail level, it's still feels like a fresh look, and I still found it inspiring. And just when you think you've figured it out... oh no, another surprise is coming your way.I had wanted to read this book for some years, as I have written more JavaScript code in my life than I care to admit, and in that time have given much thought to the topic of good coding practice in this language. 0596517742 In the case of JSON, he recognized JavaScript's object notation as a wonderful and concise way to describe data structures. Even for an intermediate programmer such as myself, I often needed to read sentences three or four times in order to understand them. This book is fantastic.
Crockford also got things right on why non JavaScript developers hate the language:A good book to understand how the language has evolved historically. He also doesn't elaborate much on this. What language did the leader of the free world use to make history? While the concept is excellent - filet-o-javascript - the execution has serious failings.Many programming books are funny because their authors make jokes. In my opinion, JSON is vastly superior to XML in every way.I don't understand the consistently high rating this book gets. not entirely relevant today, but still insightful and fun to read.Great book about JavaScript programming language! And great timing; I just finished your book, JavasScript: The Good Parts. In my opinion, JSON is vastly superior to XML in every way.I don't think the importance of JavaScript in our current world can be overstated. I at least review the content once a year just to refresh my mind, even though the core concepts are just part of my natural programming style.We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. It’s easy to learn parts of JavaScript, but much harder to learn it completely—or even sufficiently—whether … It even introduces a linter that enforces the above! What language did the leader of the free world use to make history? Crockford also got things right on why non JavaScript developers hate the language:This book was clearly written by someone who wanted JavaScript to conform to their idea of how a programming language should operate, rather than someone who had taken the time to thoroughly learn the language and leverage its idiosyncrasies.