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I don't think that HN would be in the market for a beginners book. Anything in here that differentiates it from O'Reilly's Rhino book or Mozilla Developer Center?
Well, HN can be hard to predict. My coupon-code-including submission two weeks ago [1] hardly got to the front page at all, yet this one does great. Oh, well, I'm not complaining! Thanks for submitting. (The coupon code is no longer valid, though.) [1]: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2117600
For those advanced programmers in the audience, Javascript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford is more appropriate. Or just read through his site: http://javascript.crockford.com/
I only wish his linter were better. I haven't poked at the recent update (!) very much, but it was almost un-usably incorrect for quite a while, and removes one of my favorite tools for making javascript look nicer: functions as objects (ie, with properties). Instead, he preaches a super-watered-down version where functions are mere constructors for objects, and nothing else.
I don't think that HN would be in the market for a beginners book. Anything in here that differentiates it from O'Reilly's Rhino book or Mozilla Developer Center?
You can read the whole book online here and decide for yourself: http://eloquentjavascript.net/ My opinion: It is a book that anyone of any skill level can get something out of. It is one of the few books that is technically a beginners book, but it does not talk to you like you are stupid. Most importantly, it is focused just as much on software craftsmanship as it is teaching you javascript. It is a great introduct…
Well, HN can be hard to predict. My coupon-code-including submission two weeks ago [1] hardly got to the front page at all, yet this one does great. Oh, well, I'm not complaining! Thanks for submitting. (The coupon code is no longer valid, though.) [1]: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2117600
Another outstanding beginners reference: DOM Scripting by Jeremy Keith. Clearly explained and encourages good habits.