Comments on: Javascript: The Good Parts http://timkadlec.com/2008/06/javascript-the-good-parts/ A Wisconsin based web developer writing about the web. Wed, 16 May 2012 20:42:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Peteris Krumins http://timkadlec.com/2008/06/javascript-the-good-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Peteris Krumins Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/1969/12/javascript-the-good-parts/#comment-82 The book is great. I got it as well!<br /><br />May I also point out to my blog entry where I reviewed 14 video lectures on JavaScript? Here it is:<br /><a href='http://www.catonmat.net/blog/learning-javascript-programming-language-through-video-lectures/'>Learning JavaScript through Video Lectures</a><br /><br />URL:<br />http://www.catonmat.net/blog/learning-javascript-programming-language-through-video-lectures/<br /><br /><br />Peter The book is great. I got it as well!

May I also point out to my blog entry where I reviewed 14 video lectures on JavaScript? Here it is:
Learning JavaScript through Video Lectures

URL:
http://www.catonmat.net/blog/learning-javascript-programming-language-through-video-lectures/

Peter

]]> By: Peteris Krumins http://timkadlec.com/2008/06/javascript-the-good-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-49965 Peteris Krumins Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/1969/12/javascript-the-good-parts/#comment-49965 The book is great. I got it as well!May I also point out to my blog entry where I reviewed 14 video lectures on JavaScript? Here it is:<a href='http://www.catonmat.net/blog/learning-javascript-programming-language-through-video-lectures/' rel="nofollow">Learning JavaScript through Video Lectures</a>URL:http://www.catonmat.net/blog/learning-javascript-programming-language-through-video-lectures/Peter The book is great. I got it as well!May I also point out to my blog entry where I reviewed 14 video lectures on JavaScript? Here it is:Learning JavaScript through Video LecturesURL:http://www.catonmat.net/blog/learning-javascript-programming-language-through-video-lectures/Peter

]]> By: Kevin http://timkadlec.com/2008/06/javascript-the-good-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Kevin Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/1969/12/javascript-the-good-parts/#comment-79 I was enticed too and pre-ordered a copy. I expected it to be as good as the JavaScript book by David Flanagan. But I was disappointed. Crockford might be one of 10 people or so on the planet who knows most about JavaScript, but my first impression is it's too advanced and not practical enough. You won't learn about JavaScript and won't be a better JavaScript developer just by reading it. I still think Flanagan's book is still the best and only Javascript book to own. I was enticed too and pre-ordered a copy. I expected it to be as good as the JavaScript book by David Flanagan. But I was disappointed. Crockford might be one of 10 people or so on the planet who knows most about JavaScript, but my first impression is it’s too advanced and not practical enough. You won’t learn about JavaScript and won’t be a better JavaScript developer just by reading it. I still think Flanagan’s book is still the best and only Javascript book to own.

]]> By: Nate http://timkadlec.com/2008/06/javascript-the-good-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Nate Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/1969/12/javascript-the-good-parts/#comment-80 I'm still waiting for my copy to arrive.<br />This book looked to be similar to the javascript book John Resig (a possible competitor for the title of Godfather?) wrote, and I thought that one easily the best javascript book I've read. Any idea on how this one compares? I’m still waiting for my copy to arrive.
This book looked to be similar to the javascript book John Resig (a possible competitor for the title of Godfather?) wrote, and I thought that one easily the best javascript book I’ve read. Any idea on how this one compares?

]]> By: Tim Kadlec http://timkadlec.com/2008/06/javascript-the-good-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Tim Kadlec Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/1969/12/javascript-the-good-parts/#comment-81 @Kevin - I agree that it is quite advanced and that not everyone is going to need all the techniques discussed. However, I do think that in larger projects, a lot of the patterns and more advanced theory he discussed will come into play and the information presented will be helpful. I also think that by highlighting the good and the bad, Crockford presents the reader with the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions about what code to use in a given situation based on reliability and availability.<br /><br />@Nate - Resig is a JS genius...no argument there. His book was very good and some of the information in the two books is comparable, but I do think that Crockford discusses some techniques that Resig didn't and vice versa. Resig's book dealt a lot with the how...Crockford's deals a lot with the why. Put it this way, I have both books and find both of them to be more than useful enough to justify keeping them both around. @Kevin – I agree that it is quite advanced and that not everyone is going to need all the techniques discussed. However, I do think that in larger projects, a lot of the patterns and more advanced theory he discussed will come into play and the information presented will be helpful. I also think that by highlighting the good and the bad, Crockford presents the reader with the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions about what code to use in a given situation based on reliability and availability.

@Nate – Resig is a JS genius…no argument there. His book was very good and some of the information in the two books is comparable, but I do think that Crockford discusses some techniques that Resig didn’t and vice versa. Resig’s book dealt a lot with the how…Crockford’s deals a lot with the why. Put it this way, I have both books and find both of them to be more than useful enough to justify keeping them both around.

]]> By: Kevin http://timkadlec.com/2008/06/javascript-the-good-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-49962 Kevin Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/1969/12/javascript-the-good-parts/#comment-49962 I was enticed too and pre-ordered a copy. I expected it to be as good as the JavaScript book by David Flanagan. But I was disappointed. Crockford might be one of 10 people or so on the planet who knows most about JavaScript, but my first impression is it's too advanced and not practical enough. You won't learn about JavaScript and won't be a better JavaScript developer just by reading it. I still think Flanagan's book is still the best and only Javascript book to own. I was enticed too and pre-ordered a copy. I expected it to be as good as the JavaScript book by David Flanagan. But I was disappointed. Crockford might be one of 10 people or so on the planet who knows most about JavaScript, but my first impression is it’s too advanced and not practical enough. You won’t learn about JavaScript and won’t be a better JavaScript developer just by reading it. I still think Flanagan’s book is still the best and only Javascript book to own.

]]> By: Nate http://timkadlec.com/2008/06/javascript-the-good-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-49963 Nate Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/1969/12/javascript-the-good-parts/#comment-49963 I'm still waiting for my copy to arrive.This book looked to be similar to the javascript book John Resig (a possible competitor for the title of Godfather?) wrote, and I thought that one easily the best javascript book I've read. Any idea on how this one compares? I’m still waiting for my copy to arrive.This book looked to be similar to the javascript book John Resig (a possible competitor for the title of Godfather?) wrote, and I thought that one easily the best javascript book I’ve read. Any idea on how this one compares?

]]> By: Tim Kadlec http://timkadlec.com/2008/06/javascript-the-good-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-49964 Tim Kadlec Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/1969/12/javascript-the-good-parts/#comment-49964 @Kevin - I agree that it is quite advanced and that not everyone is going to need all the techniques discussed. However, I do think that in larger projects, a lot of the patterns and more advanced theory he discussed will come into play and the information presented will be helpful. I also think that by highlighting the good and the bad, Crockford presents the reader with the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions about what code to use in a given situation based on reliability and availability.@Nate - Resig is a JS genius...no argument there. His book was very good and some of the information in the two books is comparable, but I do think that Crockford discusses some techniques that Resig didn't and vice versa. Resig's book dealt a lot with the how...Crockford's deals a lot with the why. Put it this way, I have both books and find both of them to be more than useful enough to justify keeping them both around. @Kevin – I agree that it is quite advanced and that not everyone is going to need all the techniques discussed. However, I do think that in larger projects, a lot of the patterns and more advanced theory he discussed will come into play and the information presented will be helpful. I also think that by highlighting the good and the bad, Crockford presents the reader with the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions about what code to use in a given situation based on reliability and availability.@Nate – Resig is a JS genius…no argument there. His book was very good and some of the information in the two books is comparable, but I do think that Crockford discusses some techniques that Resig didn’t and vice versa. Resig’s book dealt a lot with the how…Crockford’s deals a lot with the why. Put it this way, I have both books and find both of them to be more than useful enough to justify keeping them both around.

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