I strongly agree with this viewpoint. In fact I think that the syntactic similarity to Java actively hinders people from learning how the language actually works.
On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 7:55 PM, Jon Kiparsky <[email protected]> wrote: > Having looked at both, I'm not sure that there's a lot of connection. In > fact, such a book would largely consist of sentences contining the phrase, > "in javascript, unlike in Java...." > > Javascript has a superficially similar structure, but it is almost > entirely unlike java, and should probably be learned as its own language. > If you have any exposure to functional languages, I suspect this would be > more useful than Java. > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Karsten Silz <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On Friday, April 5, 2013 1:24:14 PM UTC-4, Lenny P wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Can anyone recommend a good book that explains JavaScript assuming >>> someone knows Java? >>> >> >> "JavaScript: The Good >> Parts<http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockford/dp/0596517742> >> ". >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Java Posse" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Java Posse" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
