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Discussion on: Do you hate JavaScript?

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Robert Morschel

I wish I'd seen this article last month, when I decided I was going to finally get good at Javascript. Nice.

I would say, however, that Javascript is a terrible for learning how to code, unless you use it in a prescriptive framework. It is too permissive for the novice.

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Anton Frattaroli

The permissivity is a tradeoff for novices. It gives them fewer but less useful errors. Beginners don't read error messages, so fewer errors may be better than useful error messages.