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“The YDKJS series is dedicated to the proposition that all JS developers can and should learn all of the parts of this great language. No person’s opinion, no framework’s assumptions, and no project’s deadline should be the excuse for why you never learn and deeply understand JavaScript.”
― You Don't Know JS: Up & Going
― You Don't Know JS: Up & Going

“Serious developers in other languages expect to put in the effort to learn most or all of the language(s) they primarily write in, but JS developers seem to stand out from the crowd in the sense of typically not learning very much of the language. This is not a good thing, and it’s not something we should continue to allow to be the norm.”
― You Don't Know JS: Up & Going
― You Don't Know JS: Up & Going

“Comments should explain why, not what. They can optionally explain how if what’s written is particularly confusing.”
― You Don't Know JS: Up & Going
― You Don't Know JS: Up & Going
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