On Jan 16, 4:15 am, Garrett Smith <dhtmlkitc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Specs, implementations, implementation docs (MDC, MSDN), and > programming books are too. But not javascript books; I don't know of > any that are good enough to recommend. And so I continue to recommend > against reading books on javascript.
That's a bit over the top isn't it, banning books is usually though of as a bad thing Ok you're not saying ban books but recommending against reading them is almost the same thing. My personal opinion, for what its worth, is that there are some JavaScript books worth reading if you don't take every word as gospel. I personally have found David Flanagan's "JavaScript The Definitive Guide" and Douglas Crockford's "JavaScript: The Good Parts" have helped me considerably in understanding JavaScript. My understanding might not be the same as (or maybe not as good as) yours but JavaScript is flexible enough to support different ways of using it. > A question isn't necessarily an attack, nor is it necessarily an > admission of ignorance. I'm sorry, but I really don't see where this is coming from. I can't remember saying or implying that a question might be an attack or an admission of ignorance > A reply to a question may also contain questions, perhaps to gain > clarity on the question being responded to. Don't assume things about > a question! Posting such assumptions will often facilitate > miscommunication and may in some cases may constitute personal attack, > as seen recently here. If you want to know why somebody is asking a > question, then ask! Ditto. I am wondering why you think you have to explain something so obvious to me. > OK, but I don't think it's right to condemn c.l.js -- that only > portrays c.l.js as the place to make snarky rude comments. It also > gives validity to condemnations such as John Resig's "ban" on the > group. Rather than condemning, just either try and make it better or > don't get involved. Easier said than done. As I said in the OP, I decided over a year ago not to post questions to c.l.j. which means I decided not to get involved. By the way, what is happening with the FAQ at c.l.j. now? Regards, Steve. -- To view archived discussions from the original JSMentors Mailman list: http://www.mail-archive.com/jsmentors@jsmentors.com/ To search via a non-Google archive, visit here: http://www.mail-archive.com/jsmentors@googlegroups.com/ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to jsmentors+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
