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[–] rockstarpirate 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a developer who specializes in frontend and specifically JavaScript, there is no justification for that book being that long.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Probably already outdated too. ES6 and onward are progressing faster than textbooks getting published.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hah, I do the very same thing with an old perl book!