JavaScript: The Good Parts: The Good Parts

by Douglas Crockford

http://safari.oreilly.com.

deep down there was goodness in this language,

There is danger and misery at the edges.

Numbers, strings, and booleans are object-like in that they have methods, but they are immutable.

Avoid creating functions within a loop. It can be wasteful computationally,and it can cause confusion,

The long-term value of software to an organization is in direct proportion to the quality of the codebase.