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Eloquent JavaScript, Second Edition

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Re: Eloquent JavaScript, Second Edition

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Post by EvanYou »

beders wrote: post #19

"These ideas were initially worked out in the 1970s and 80s, and, in the 90s, were carried up by a huge wave of hype—the object-oriented programming revolution. Suddenly, there was a large tribe of people declaring that objects were the right way to program, and that anything that did not involve objects was outdated nonsense. That kind of zealotry always produces a lot of impractical silliness, and there has been a…

Note the author is not a native English speaker, and the book in its current form probably hasn't gone through the editors yet.

Re: Eloquent JavaScript, Second Edition

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beders wrote: post #19

"These ideas were initially worked out in the 1970s and 80s, and, in the 90s, were carried up by a huge wave of hype—the object-oriented programming revolution. Suddenly, there was a large tribe of people declaring that objects were the right way to program, and that anything that did not involve objects was outdated nonsense. That kind of zealotry always produces a lot of impractical silliness, and there has been a…

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Re: Eloquent JavaScript, Second Edition

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Post by jamesbritt »

EvanYou wrote: post #21
beders wrote: post #19

"These ideas were initially worked out in the 1970s and 80s, and, in the 90s, were carried up by a huge wave of hype—the object-oriented programming revolution. Suddenly, there was a large tribe of people declaring that objects were the right way to program, and that anything that did not involve objects was outdated nonsense. That kind of zealotry always produces a lot of impractical silliness, and there has been a…

Note the author is not a native English speaker, and the book in its current form probably hasn't gone through the editors yet.

Apparently the book is done.

https://twitter.com/marijnjh/status/494433950505644032

Re: Eloquent JavaScript, Second Edition

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Post by aboutaaron »

This was a great reference when I started learning JavaScript. It just didn't go over the language, but also gave a great history of programming in general and why JavaScript is structured how it is. A lot has changed in JS land since the first version came out so I look forward to have the author tackles it/

Re: Eloquent JavaScript, Second Edition

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Post by etep »

beders wrote: post #19

"These ideas were initially worked out in the 1970s and 80s, and, in the 90s, were carried up by a huge wave of hype—the object-oriented programming revolution. Suddenly, there was a large tribe of people declaring that objects were the right way to program, and that anything that did not involve objects was outdated nonsense. That kind of zealotry always produces a lot of impractical silliness, and there has been a…

I disagree. The writing is excellent: pragmatic and insightful at the same time. In fact, your quote is a great example of its high quality. I don't need, nor do I like, the heavy handed style of some authors. Eloquent JS is eloquent both in its writing, and in the fact that it elevates javascript.

Re: Eloquent JavaScript, Second Edition

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Post by huxley »

TelusX wrote: post #13

This is the best Javascript tutorial out there, and I was eagerly looking forward to this update. From glancing at the text, however, it seems that it doesn't cover the very significant upgrades introduced by ECMAScript 6 "Harmony". Seeing that the standard is already being finalized towards a release in 4 months[1], this seems like an unfortunate omission in an otherwise top-notch text. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/w…

Doesn't sound like ECMAScript 6 is coming out until mid-2015

https://twitter.com/awbjs/status/474662357516689410

http://blog.oio.de/2014/06/13/ecmascript-6-delayed-mid-2015/

Re: Eloquent JavaScript, Second Edition

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Post by rmrfrmrf »

TelusX wrote: post #13

This is the best Javascript tutorial out there, and I was eagerly looking forward to this update. From glancing at the text, however, it seems that it doesn't cover the very significant upgrades introduced by ECMAScript 6 "Harmony". Seeing that the standard is already being finalized towards a release in 4 months[1], this seems like an unfortunate omission in an otherwise top-notch text. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/w…

Kind of a cheap shot, don't you think? Standards and browser adoption are two completely different things. It will be years before anyone tries using ES6 features in JavaScript and expects most browsers to understand them.

Re: Eloquent JavaScript, Second Edition

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Post by nkron »

UnfalseDesign wrote: post #4

In regards to the book's online version, I like how it has code examples that one can edit and run inline among the book's text. I often find myself, while reading a book on a particular language, opening up a new project in an IDE or a REPL in order to fiddle around with what the book it trying to teach. This makes it much more fluid. It was a pleasant surprise. It is a nice concept I have not previously seen done.…

That's neat, generally I like physical books better but that really shows the potential of ebooks. I've been working on something similar for the JavaScript/browser APIs (http://www.javascripture.com) since I learn a lot better when running code myself.
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