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Tom Cole
I bet 50% of the posts I've read lately have had at least one bad thing
to say about every website or book dedicated to javascript.
There are clearly a few posters (you know who you are) who either are
or consider themselves to be the "comp.land.javascript elite". You guys
may be the brightest, most seasoned developers out there, and hats off
to you. You may not be, how the heck would I know. But...
Not to be too critical (which sounds a lot like "Not to interrupt..."
which means clearly, I am planning to interrupt.....) but I've seen a
whole lot of these "Javascript elite" telling us beginners/hobbyists
just how much all the Javascript information on the web sucks, it's not
right, don't buy book A, B or C 'cause they all suck, no-one out there
knows what they're doing, prototype (and every other javascript library
out there) is junk.....yada, yada, yada.
Why don't a few of you gurus start writing some information that is
correct, that shows the "proper" way to do it? While this newgroup may
be a respository of good (or even great and also some sucky)
information, it's also one hell of a bad way to learn to program,
especially given that we've only got incorrect websites and sucky books
to get us started. Seriously, God forbid I came to this newgroup and
asked "How do I program in Javascript". I'd get some long four page
monologue on how this newgroups isn't to do people's work for
them....blah, blah, blah.
So, elite, "How do I learn to program in Javascript?". I already
(apparently) know how not to.
to say about every website or book dedicated to javascript.
There are clearly a few posters (you know who you are) who either are
or consider themselves to be the "comp.land.javascript elite". You guys
may be the brightest, most seasoned developers out there, and hats off
to you. You may not be, how the heck would I know. But...
Not to be too critical (which sounds a lot like "Not to interrupt..."
which means clearly, I am planning to interrupt.....) but I've seen a
whole lot of these "Javascript elite" telling us beginners/hobbyists
just how much all the Javascript information on the web sucks, it's not
right, don't buy book A, B or C 'cause they all suck, no-one out there
knows what they're doing, prototype (and every other javascript library
out there) is junk.....yada, yada, yada.
Why don't a few of you gurus start writing some information that is
correct, that shows the "proper" way to do it? While this newgroup may
be a respository of good (or even great and also some sucky)
information, it's also one hell of a bad way to learn to program,
especially given that we've only got incorrect websites and sucky books
to get us started. Seriously, God forbid I came to this newgroup and
asked "How do I program in Javascript". I'd get some long four page
monologue on how this newgroups isn't to do people's work for
them....blah, blah, blah.
So, elite, "How do I learn to program in Javascript?". I already
(apparently) know how not to.