Douglas Crockford has some expertise on Javascript, it is the "inventor" of the developer of JSON and JSLint.
And invites you to discover Javascript, but not ALL javascript. Just the most successful parties that happen to be really successful. Unfortunately, they are half-buried in much mud.
The result is a book of 150 pages rather dense that show the best of Javascript. Briefly parties to avoid are discussed. The DOM API is not at all mentioned 'but it does not matter, you need a book on jQuery, and you no longer need the DOM.
For those who are just of the object with Java discover a functional language, and the power and superiority of the functional approach.
It's hard to hide her true talents in javascript "View source" shows the true level of the developer. Buy the book, read it and you will develop better.
