You Don't Know JS Quotes

“The YDKJS series is dedicated to the proposition that all JS developers can and should learn all of the parts of this great language. No person’s opinion, no framework’s assumptions, and no project’s deadline should be the excuse for why you never learn and deeply understand JavaScript.”
― Kyle Simpson, You Don't Know JS: Up & Going

“Serious developers in other languages expect to put in the effort to learn most or all of the language(s) they primarily write in, but JS developers seem to stand out from the crowd in the sense of typically not learning very much of the language. This is not a good thing, and it’s not something we should continue to allow to be the norm.”
― Kyle Simpson, You Don't Know JS: Up & Going

“Comments should explain why, not what. They can optionally explain how if what’s written is particularly confusing.”
― Kyle Simpson, You Don't Know JS: Up & Going

“Another common usage of variables is for centralizing value setting. This is more typically called constants, when you declare a variable with a value and intend for that value to not change throughout the program.”
― Kyle Simpson, You Don't Know JS: Up & Going

“If you tried to assign any different value to TAX_RATE after that first declaration, your program would reject the change (and in strict mode, fail with an error — see “Strict Mode” in Chapter 2 ).”
― Kyle Simpson, You Don't Know JS: Up & Going

“When you strive to comprehend your code, you create better work and become better at what you do. The code isn’t just your job anymore, it’s your craft. This”
― Kyle Simpson, You Don't Know JS: Up & Going