Hacker news gets 40% off on Eloquent JavaScript
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Marijn,
Re: "Master basic programming techniques"
Would you recommend your book as a first programming book for designers that want to learn to code? We have a few employees that come from a print design background that are wanting to learn JS to move into web work, and I'd buy a half a dozen copies if this is an appropriate intro for them. Otherwise, I'll just buy one copy and solicit recommendations for a book to teach programming using JS. [I normally recommend Python and Scheme books to learn programming, but that seems like a long way around for people that only want/need to learn JS.]
Love your CL work, BTW.
Re: "Master basic programming techniques"
Would you recommend your book as a first programming book for designers that want to learn to code? We have a few employees that come from a print design background that are wanting to learn JS to move into web work, and I'd buy a half a dozen copies if this is an appropriate intro for them. Otherwise, I'll just buy one copy and solicit recommendations for a book to teach programming using JS. [I normally recommend Python and Scheme books to learn programming, but that seems like a long way around for people that only want/need to learn JS.]
Love your CL work, BTW.
> Would you recommend your book as a first programming book for designers that want to learn to code?
Yes. Though if you want immediate results, EJS might not be quite as practical as you'd like -- it tries to find a middle way between theory and practice.
Yes. Though if you want immediate results, EJS might not be quite as practical as you'd like -- it tries to find a middle way between theory and practice.
Update: the offer actually goes until the 25th, not the 21st.
I just browsed the online version of your book. Nice! I just pre-ordered it on Amazon (they have a 39% discount).
thx bro!
( * And, of course, to stir up some publicity.)