Comments on: JavaScript: The Good Parts

By: George Clay

George Clay — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:34:59 +0000

I was very disapppointed in this book. For the price of the book there was very little content. I am returning this book and buying something with more substance.
Rating: 2 / 5

By: David Crawshaw

David Crawshaw — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:48:33 +0000

This is a short, well-written book that covers its topic, JavaScript, beautifully. Sadly, JavaScript is not a topic worthy of its own book.

With such limited built-in libraries and a major browser maker hostile to improving them, JavaScript exists only as a tool for manipulating web browsers. The challenges faced by JS programmers do not include language issues such as dynamic scoping or functions-as-objects, but the nonsensical, incompatible, browser document object models (DOMs).

As a book about the good parts of JavaScript, the DOM is not covered. Sadly, its not the good parts we need a book on. Rating: 3 / 5

By: MV

MV — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:18:18 +0000

it's amazing that many great people don't know how to teach...somebody who loves this language so much to write so little and not explaining and providing examples......

The same thing you could find online.....

Don't take me wrong, you will learn a thing or two, but that's not the point.

So called diagrams or flow, whatever they are, they are totally useless.

Rating: 2 / 5

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:37:05 +0000

I have to wonder if the positive reviewers actually read much of this, it’s so surface. This book will neither teach you javascript nor interest the experience programmer for more than about 15 minutes.

The money could be much better spent on a truly useful book.

Rating: 2 / 5

By: M. Tomich

M. Tomich — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:52:42 +0000

If you are looking for real-world examples of how to put JavaScript to work, this is not your book. Some of the information is useful, but to little to justify the price of the book. After this read, I did realize one thing for sure: JavaScript is a pretty lame language and needs to go away.
Rating: 2 / 5