jcoo092
2021-11-21 21:18:24

Now if only I actually wanted to use Javascript :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:


badkins
2021-11-21 22:06:13

Well, it’s far inferior to Racket, but I’ve been reading Flanagan’s “JavaScript: The Definitive Guide” 7th ed. recently, and ES6 has at least made it tolerable for me :)


soegaard2
2021-11-21 22:21:00

Definitive Guide. Ok. 7th ed. Huh?


badkins
2021-11-21 22:21:48

<https://www.amazon.com/dp/1491952024?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details|JavaScript: The Definitive Guide: Master the World’s Most-Used Programming Language 7th Edition>


soegaard2
2021-11-21 22:43:59

I was just amused, that he had to update the definitive guide six times :slightly_smiling_face:


badkins
2021-11-21 22:48:17

Catching up to Scheme :)


jcoo092
2021-11-21 22:50:37

There’ll be two reasons for that: 1) JS has changed a boatload over time. 2) Nobody is gonna buy a 3+ year old programming book - gotta update that version number and copyright date to keep the sales going.


seanbunderwood
2021-11-21 23:00:11

I’m in the middle of one that’s 40 years old…


jcoo092
2021-11-21 23:01:16

But did you buy recently buy it for new-book prices?