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How necessary is it to learn JavaScript before jQuery? [closed]
In my opinion, when I looked at JavaScript, it looked like not my cup of tea. When I came across jQuery, I loved it. I sat and watched Nettuts+ 15 days of jQuery screencasts, 1 year later and now I'm ...
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How did JavaScript become popular?
In ancient history, Brendan Eich had a language design, and in today's world, JavaScript is a popular language implemented and used in many different places.
What caused the language to become ...
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Why do memory-managed languages retain the `new` keyword? [closed]
The new keyword in languages like Java, Javascript, and C# creates a new instance of a class.
This syntax seems to have been inherited from C++, where new is used specifically to allocate a new ...
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Should I learn Javascript before Coffeescript?
I'm a reasonably experienced programmer trying to learn web developement. I'm trying to develop a client-side web application which uses svg or canvas for graphics. I've decided I'd like to write ...
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Why is JavaScript not used for classical application development (compiled software)?
During my years of web development with JavaScript, I come to the conclusion that it's an incredible powerful language, and you can do amazing things with it.
It offers a rich set of features, like:
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