Reviews for Pro JavaScript Design Patterns (Recipes: a Problem-Solution Ap)

1. Very informative

   Rated 4 out of 5 stars, December 12nd, 2009

   I used this book to attempt to get a better understanding of Javascript and it served this purpose remarkably well. I am a professional programmer by trade so I already know design patterns very well having studied the infamous "Gang of Four" book. This meant that I could look at each design pattern and see how it was implemented compared to other languages I know and see how they differed and how they were similar which was quite an interesting way of learning.
   
   The book does however feature a very detailed look into how to write good Javascript in the first few chapters which was very useful. What it doesn't cover is things such as basic control structures, data types etc which you'd find with a more beginners book.
   
   The writers do a very good job of explaining each design pattern and the pro's and con's of each, when you'd use it and then how to implement it. They take a very terse dry subject and make it very readable. However this is by no means a comprehensive list of all the design patterns there are. It has the basics and that's it, but by the end of it you'll be competent enough to figure out the others by yourself.
   
   This along with Douglas Crockford's "Javascript the good parts" will keep you in good stead with any Javascript project.