The best JavaScript guide ever

Is this the same Mozilla JS reference that's been kicking around for ages? I know there seems to be a big campaign to promote JS resources at the moment, but surely everyone on HN would know about this if they have more than a passing interest in Javascript or learning it...

Re: The best JavaScript guide ever

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Post by kreek » Wed, Oct 06, 2010, 3:04 PM UTC

The best way I've found to learn JavaScript is through anything by Douglas Crawford. 'JavaScript the Good Parts' is especially good.

http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596517748 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQVTIJBZook

Re: The best JavaScript guide ever

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Post by dolinsky » Wed, Oct 06, 2010, 3:06 PM UTC

wazoox wrote: post #2

It is not a tutorial. It's a reference guide.

...and yet it has 17 points only being posted 16 minutes ago. Is PG working at all on an algorithm that takes into consideration factors such as the repetition with which certain accounts vote up a link (or a group of accounts) and inversely weigh that against other links sumbitted? Possibly implementing the results via the Fisher Method / Bayesian rank of some kind? As the noise to signal ratio has widened with HN's popularity I find it harder to see the 'good stuff' bubble to the top.

Re: The best JavaScript guide ever

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Post by aw3c2 » Wed, Oct 06, 2010, 3:08 PM UTC

alrex021 wrote: post #3

wazoox wrote: post #2

It is not a tutorial. It's a reference guide.

Good point. I'll update the title. [edit] title updated

Please read http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and edit accordingly. Something like "The Mozilla Developer Center's JavaScript Guide" would be a good title.

Re: The best JavaScript guide ever

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Post by Samuel_Michon » Wed, Oct 06, 2010, 3:14 PM UTC

I personally prefer programming guides with some humor, lots of examples and exercises. That's why I recommend Eloquent Javascript by Marijn Haverbeke.

http://eloquentjavascript.net/

Re: The best JavaScript guide ever

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Post by jinfiesto » Wed, Oct 06, 2010, 3:20 PM UTC

Samuel_Michon wrote: post #8

I personally prefer programming guides with some humor, lots of examples and exercises. That's why I recommend Eloquent Javascript by Marijn Haverbeke. http://eloquentjavascript.net/

I agree. Eloquent Javascript is excellent.

Re: The best JavaScript guide ever

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Post by adamhowell » Wed, Oct 06, 2010, 3:21 PM UTC

revjx wrote: post #4

Is this the same Mozilla JS reference that's been kicking around for ages? I know there seems to be a big campaign to promote JS resources at the moment, but surely everyone on HN would know about this if they have more than a passing interest in Javascript or learning it...

It's on the frontpage of Reddit at the moment, so I assume that's why it's here, too.