@@ -290,14 +290,14 @@ was being heavily marketed and was gaining in popularity. Someone
290290thought it a good idea to try to ride along on this success. Now we
291291are stuck with the name.
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293- (((ECMAScript)))(((compatibility)))(((standard))) After its adoption
294- outside of Netscape, a standard document was written to describe the
295- way the JavaScript language should work, to make sure the various
296- pieces of software that claimed to support JavaScript were actually
297- talking about the same language. This is called the ECMAScript
298- standard, after the ECMA organization, which did the standardization.
299- In practice, the terms ECMAScript and JavaScript can be used
300- interchangeably—they are two names for the same language.
293+ (((ECMAScript)))(((compatibility)))After its adoption outside of
294+ Netscape, a (( standard)) document was written to describe the way the
295+ JavaScript language should work, to make sure the various pieces of
296+ software that claimed to support JavaScript were actually talking
297+ about the same language. This is called the ECMAScript standard, after
298+ the ECMA organization, which did the standardization. In practice, the
299+ terms ECMAScript and JavaScript can be used interchangeably—they are
300+ two names for the same language.
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302302(((JavaScript,weaknesses of)))(((debugging)))There are those who will
303303say _terrible_ things about the JavaScript language. Many of these
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344344
345345== Code, and what to do with it ==
346346
347- (((code)))(((exercises)))Code is the text that makes up programs. Most
348- chapters in this book contain quite a lot of it. In my experience,
349- reading and writing code is an indispensable part of learning to
350- program. Try to not just glance over the examples, read them
351- attentively and understand them. This will be slow and confusing at
352- first, but I promise that you will quickly get the hang of it. The
353- same goes for the exercises. Don't assume you understand them until
354- you've actually written a working solution.
347+ (((code)))(((exercises)))(((reading code)))(((writing code)))Code is
348+ the text that makes up programs. Most chapters in this book contain
349+ quite a lot of it. In my experience, reading and writing code is an
350+ indispensable part of learning to program. Try to not just glance over
351+ the examples, read them attentively and understand them. This will be
352+ slow and confusing at first, but I promise that you will quickly get
353+ the hang of it. The same goes for the exercises. Don't assume you
354+ understand them until you've actually written a working solution.
355355
356356I recommend to try out your solutions to exercises in an actual
357357JavaScript interpreter, to get immediate feedback on whether what you
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