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Book:   JavaScript: The Good Parts
Subject:   RE:Oh, so that's how a book about a programming language should be written...
Date:   2008-11-03 13:25:24
From:   grego1128
Response to: Oh, so that's how a book about a programming language should be written...

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I agree that this is an excellent book - I keep going back to it. My only complaint is the index. It often disappoints. Case in point - the 'this' keyword has only one page listed in the index at p49 while the keyword itself is sprinkled over 30 pages beginning at p27 which provides the initial explanation for it. I recommend the book but be prepared to mark up the index so its value will increase over time.

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"I find Douglas Crockford's perspective on JavaScript in JavaScript: The Good Parts to be useful in my own relationship with JavaScript. His style is accessible and intelligent."
--Anita Kuno, Slashdot.org