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Completely agree, YDKJS is a great book for learning the language. In my opinion though, it's not the best book for how to practically use JS in the real world. It would be a great supplement for those looking to learn more about language details with the book the OP posted.

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You can only learn how to practically use the language by...practicing it in the real world. No book can teach you that because the real world is too complex.

Disagree.. A book could easily show you some basics for project/directory structure, basic code organization, documentation, simple defaults that can really make life easier for a noob. With that he can get used to it and compare code he has to work, or is reading, with what he has already been taught.

I think it's undeniable that we spend most of our time by debugging and fixing the existing code structure, bugs, defects and sometimes adding new features. I highly doubt of existence of a book that can teach how to effectively do that. It's a luxury and real pleasure if you are asked to create the project from scratch in a real job.

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