Praise and suggestion posted by Bharat Ruparel @ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:34:33 +0000

Hello Matt,
I can see where you are coming from. Like you, I am an experienced Java programmer, and have dabbled in Ruby for awhile. The Javascript/Prototype syntax does take some getting used to.
To get around that, I bought two books on Javascript alone. Both from SitePoint. The first one titled “Simply Javascript” preps you for understanding this kind of syntax and the second one titled “The Art and Science of Javascript” takes you a step further.
If I was coming to Christophe’s Prototype book without this preparation, I would have had the same problems. Having said that, I think that the suggestion to put this as a separate appendix in the next version of this book an excellent one. It would make it more self-contained and useful. It is very good already.
Bharat