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If you didn't already know, I'm a massive fan of Kyle Simpson, also known as @getify.  He's one of those JavaScript legends you don't hear nearly enough about.  He's a pioneer of JavaScript loaders and all around JavaScript badass.  He recently did a series of guest posts for me, centered around JavaScript objects, prototypes, and inheritance:

His posts got loads of attention, feedback, and praise, and that can be nailed down to one reason:  Kyle knows his shit.  Like...he's really, really good.  Like...if he were a doctor, he could do that can't-breathe-poke-a-hole-in-their-neck-with-a-hollow-pen-casing thing. Anyways, Kyle has started a You Don't Know JS Kickstarter project in which he'll create a series of awesome JavaScript books.  Let him explain:

"You Don't Know JS" is an exploration of the mysterious, confusing, complex, and controversial parts of JavaScript.

If you write JavaScript for your primary job, odds are, you're pretty good at it. But honestly, how well do you really know the language? Most of us, myself included, spend years writing JS and never really going beyond a surface understanding. And then we blame our WTF moments on "the bad parts".

This book series will examine the things that trip up or confound even the most seasoned of JS devs. And I was one of them until (recently) I spent enough time poking at the tough parts to understand them. Now I want to help others see the light, too.

What if you could really deeply know how JS works? Would that change how you view the language? I think so. Really, I do. A big part of why I love JS is that I finally "get it".

If you liked his awesome JS Objects posts, consider backing his Kickstarter.  You're guaranteed to learn a lot and every bit helps toward making his books a reality!

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  1. Adrien

    Kickstarted !

  2. Kyle Simpson

    Thanks for all the support from you readers of this blog! I just announced that we’ll also be building a JS trivia game as part of “You Don’t Know JS” series. There are reward levels that will let you literally get into the game!

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