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- ctishman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Yeah, if you already know how to write three or four other languages. Seriously, why does every goddamn programming book/article assume the reader knows how to write X other language? Even "C++ in 1 second"-type books refer to ***** from other languages. What's a true beginner to do?
- everfresh59, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5read: 1 hour
understand: 30 minutes
digest: 10 minutes
forgetting because you just smoked a phatty: priceless - Jessehk, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3>>Handy little intro to Java :)
Uh...Javascript and Java are in no way related. - bramkok, on 07/02/2009, -0/+1The person who can read this in ten minutes gets a beer.
- thidranki, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1read: 10 mins
understand, digest, apply: 45 mins - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Exactly... I have no real programming experience besides some advanced html/css, which doesn't really relate much here, it seems. I'd be interested to learn javascript, but these guides assume you already know the basics from another language. Real pain for people looking for a REAL intro that's brief and simple. Something like TryRuby ( http://tryruby.hobix.com/ ) was a good guide. Guides like this do nothing for the people who need an intro the most.
Edit: sorry, that link isn't working for some reason... keeps appending the URL to the digg domain. copy/paste it i guess. - Machine, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1TEN MINUTES?
That LONG?
(Stomps feet) - seventoes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah... anyone who can understand this doesnt need javascript... If they know what "the type of the variable is inferred at run-time" means, then they probably already know more than they need to know about programming languages.
- doddilus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2i read it in 10 minutes after drinking a few beers, i think i skiped a few lines but i was so happy she ended up with the prince in the end
- RaistlinMajere, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@ctishman
Because the professional programmers don't want a book geared toward beginner. If you are a true beginner, you need to start with something very simple..perhaps the "...For Dummies" series would be helpful. Not implying that you are a dummy - I understand that it's not be easy for the true beginner to get used to the underlying concepts, too easy to get tied up in details. - jaxun, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Am I the only one who could barely make out the 2 point text used for the code examples?
- Eric4, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0spling, that was stupid. The pages on that site are MEANT to be editable. It's people like you who cause problems with wikis.
- SirSid, on 05/27/2009, -0/+0Anybody have suggestions on actual books I could get on Javascript?
- studiorats, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I think that was a cool deal...if they ever have JavaScript finals I'm gonna tattoo it to my arm.
- tylerni7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Pretty good, very useful reference!
- alphanerd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0No idea why anyone would want to use javascript anyway. If you learn to program properly you can program in any language. If you want to learn to programe start with a procedual language like c or perl. Learn to do if/else,while,for,declaring and using variables, understand function and how to parse stuff to them. Then learn tricks like sorting, opening files, hashing. Then once you have mastered that pick up an object orientated language like C++ or JAVA. It will take you a while just to get your head around object.
This is from someone who admittedly was taught in University but had zero experience programming and initialy found it very difficult who now knows around 10 languages and uses them daily for work. - mdmoya, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@kolofon "The person who can read this in ten minutes gets a beer."
It's easy to get through it in 10 minutes. Of course, it helps that I do C++ programming and used to do JavaScript a few years ago. That's beside the point. Beer me. - justin22290, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm i really beginner, wanting to get into programing i no basics of HTML which is basically just memorizing tones of code. But, i wanna restart how should i go if i wanna learn practical laugauges..practically.. because i dont see C++ any time soon =(
- rofthorax, on 10/12/2007, -0/+030 minutes or more. Plus it elaborates a little too much on stuff
that doesn't really matter. The important things to know are those things you
only have to know to get stuff done.. This introduction would be more an
introduction of javascript to general programmers. I think a general way to
teach non-programmer's javascript is to put a ten step recipe on how to
run and test javascript code, and a program with many fundamentals squished together
in a single javascript program. To allow one to play with each function and property.
Another way to learn languages is to learn how they are made and to understand a
language's purpose. - m85476585, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"What's a true beginner to do?"
Find a longer source. Like a book. - ChillyWilly373, on 09/19/2008, -0/+0Did you know java is a script language developed by netscape?
- k3nt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Learn anything from that my ass... read a book on java than read this in 10 mins THAN you will know java...."
Will everyone please stop referring to Javascript as Java? - jayhawk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The intro to programming book I'd recommend is: Learn to Program (Pragmatic Programmers) by Chris Pine. He assumes you're really just starting out and he speaks to the newbie in newbie language to bridge the gap to the geeky.
You can visit the Pragmatic Programmers' website and buy the book in PDF (or paper) and maybe find a coupon code with a Google search. Just fyi. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+010 minutes doesn't work for abs and it doesn't work for programming languages
- foomandoonian, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Nah, means nothing to me...
- Bogtha, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ignore the recommendation for a Java book, this is Javascript. Despite the name they are totally different.
O'Reilly's Definitive Guide by David Flanagan is the best book I've come across on the subject. A good understanding of HTML and CSS is more important for web development than Javascript though (and being able to get something to display in a browser doesn't qualify as "good understanding").
http://isbn.nu/0596000480 - jupo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This is a fantastic tutorial considering how concisely it covers the entire language from beginner to advanced concepts. Brevity has a certain beauty to it. Quite geared towards those with previous programming experience though.
- abbtech, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Would be a bit more than 10 minutes for me but it looks very interesting!
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http://hackedgadgets.com - netman427, on 10/12/2007, -0/+010 minutes? I spend 10 minutes rereading the Object paragraph. Not the idea read for a beginner, but would make a great "cheat sheet" for a semi-experienced JS programmer...
I totally agree with junh and everfresh59! - blonkm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0nice reference, but it has nothing to do with *learning*
- InternetUser, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0
Not particularly well written, over-complicated and inaccurate in some places. Certainly not a 10 min read! I recommend checking out the W3Schools javascript tutorials. - ryanmeadows, on 10/12/2007, -1/+010 minutes my ass
- justin22290, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0wow i really ***** up may grammar there hopefully someone understands that lol
- junh, on 10/12/2007, -1/+010分では無理でした。。。
- KVargs, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0whew, so now i know
- Several, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0For the beginner, get "Beginning Programming with Java for Dummies" by Barry Burd. It is one of the best introductions to programming out there, hands down.
- Several, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Yea, okay, we get it... JavaScript is not Java is not JavaScript... Some folks here happen to want to know where to look for a good intro to programming... as in a programming language... which Java happens to be, and a good one, in my opinion, for people who have no programming skills but want them. However, this is probably not the ideal place to argue the point. For here be comments about a website about the popular scripting language JavaScript, and a supposed 10 minute lesson for beginners, a task at which it fails miserably. But hey, it got a lot of diggs!
- Zopmaz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0uber-pwn
- spling, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0BAHAHA
I put at the top of the page a big message that they should do something to protect the page from vandalism, as it hit the front page on digg. (I didn't vandalize the page, only added the message to draw attention). 2 Minutes later: "LOCKED DUE TO DIGG EXPOSURE" - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0what ctishman said.
- davymac, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0good if u already know at least one other language..
nice quick rundown of it all - tw0bit, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Learn anything from that my ass... read a book on java than read this in 10 mins THAN you will know java....
- hotdigg, on 10/12/2007, -7/+0Handy little intro to Java :)
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