How I Finally Learned to Love JavaScript
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For a long time, I stayed away from JavaScript. I would use it for very small interactions, but for major functionality like menus and UI, I stayed away. The reason was twofold:
- Was too hard to test and get working across multiple browsers
- Was just so confusing! Gah!
So I missed the big Ajax revolution and opportunities thereof. Even when I finally caught up with Ajax at the end of 2005, I was still trying to use cross-browser goodness via if/else statements. Even as late as 2007, my berating of JavaScript could be heard amongst co-workers. Such encouraging phrases as “it’s object-based, not object-oriented” didn’t help me.