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    David Flanagan

    davidflanagan.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2007

    David Flanagan, author of the JavaScript: The Definitive Guide book, writes about JavaScript, Java, and book piracy.

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    What HN says

    HN links it for his posts on book piracy and what changed in new editions of his JavaScript book; one commenter notes the site was once hacked.

    Stats for nerds
    15HN people shared it
    20linked in comments
    143story points
    Jun 2020last shared
    2007people per year2020

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      David Flanagan (JavaScript Definitive Guide author) on piracy
      1 person · 58 points · first shared 2011 · 30 comments on HN
    2. 2
      Closures in Java 7: Not Likely
      1 person · 30 points · first shared 2010 · 21 comments on HN
    3. 3
      JavaScript: It's a Language, Not a Community
      1 person · 12 points · first shared 2012 · 1 comments on HN
    4. 4
      More on Book Piracy
      1 person · 5 points · first shared 2011 · 1 comments on HN
    5. 5
      I can ssh to my squeezebox remote
      1 person · 5 points · first shared 2010 · Discussion on HN
    6. 6
      Let it Snow
      1 person · 4 points · first shared 2010 · Discussion on HN
    7. 7
      Why I want Classes in JavaScript
      1 person · 4 points · first shared 2011 · Discussion on HN
    8. 8
      HTML Parsing with JavaScript
      1 person · 3 points · first shared 2011 · Discussion on HN
    9. 9
      CoverMonkey: code coverage for SpiderMonkey
      1 person · 3 points · first shared 2011 · Discussion on HN
    10. 10
      Let it Snow [showing the power of the Canvas tag]
      1 person · 2 points · first shared 2010 · 1 comments on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • petercooperJun 2020

      David has written about what's new, if anyone's interested: https://davidflanagan.com/2020/05/03/changes-in-the-seventh-edition.html

      I also (briefly) interviewed him about it here: https://superhighway.dev/david-flanagan-interview

    • marvel_boyMar 2016

      Ironically his blog(http://www.davidflanagan.com) says right now:
      "My site was hacked and was hosting malware. So its down until I can rebuild it."

    • asbSep 2007

      Straight from the author, what's new in the 5th edition:
      http://www.davidflanagan.com/blog/2006_08.html#000110

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