Improving JavaScript Skills

Posted by: K. Scott Allen, on 03 Nov 2009 | View original | Bookmarked: 0 time(s)

A few people have asked me how to improve their JavaScript ability. Not just learn about syntax and crazy stuff like closures, but how to apply the same design skills they have in their primary language(s) to the code they stuff into .js files. I think the key is to submerse yourself in JavaScript for an extended period of time. So often in web development we context-switch into JavaScript mode to bang out a few client-side event handlers, then jump right back into the server code. Im not suggesting...

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