[Noisebridge-discuss] anyone interested in a javascript study group?

Ryan Blair rhblair5d at gmail.com
Fri Mar 18 10:09:51 UTC 2011


I want this.

I will be there.

Cheers,
Ryan


On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Glen Jarvis <glen at glenjarvis.com> wrote:

> Even though I have "programmed in JavaScript" for years, I'm incredibly
> crap at it. I usually do backend work and let my co-workers do front end
> JavaScript. I really like Crockford's "the good parts" (book and video --
> videos available online)...
>
> But, I've never just marched into it... I don't remember the difference
> between a two equal sign and three equal sign, for example.
>
> My interest to study with you is high, but I end up bouncing around groups
> at noisebridge depending upon my immediate needs or whims. I, for example,
> worked with the ML group as they went through the Stanford ML videos -- but
> I barely made it through the first week.
>
> So, I have interest, but will probably flake if it's not immediately
> applicable to what I'm doing at work.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Glen
>
> On Mar 17, 2011, at 5:37 PM, Jack Perkins <jackaperkins at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Is this focus on the language it's self or a specific application? I
> > feel like I could figure out the language but application regarding
> > DOM stuff is what gets me caught up.
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Wladyslaw Zbikowski
> > <embeddedlinuxguy at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Layla Mandella
> >> <laylamandella at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> I have limited knowledge of javascript at the moment and am looking to
> >>> become more proficient.
> >>
> >> A couple people have been working through JavaScript: The Good Parts
> >> by Crockford. I would be happy to stop by and talk about the first
> >> chapter. Saturday at 5:30 is good for me, or anytime Sunday.
> >>
> >> If you are too cheap to buy the book, I would also be interested in
> >> looking at the exercises from The Little Schemer (in the Noisebridge
> >> library) using Crockford's translator:
> >>
> >> http://javascript.crockford.com/little.html
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