Yeah true, but JavaScript is so powerful that you get the illusion it's another language. I'd add "jQuery in Action" and "RESTful Web Services" to you book recommendation - it makes programming web stuff in Java fun again.
/Casper On Nov 30, 2:50 pm, Mark Volkmann <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 6:56 AM, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > > People are no longer programming directly in JavaScript though, but > > abstractions on top a la jQuery and GWT which shields the developer > > from most of the ugliness. > > jQuery developers code directly in JavaScript, but don't code directly > to the DOM API. I contend that if you stick to "The Good Parts", > JavaScript isn't ugly. > > -- > R. Mark Volkmann > Object Computing, Inc. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
