Don't copy other people too much - many JS devs, including me, are terrible programmers
One of the biggest problems with JavaScript is its community. I'm not talking about N.YC readers who think they are bad programmers. No, I'm talking about the fact that there are reams and reams of plain old bad advice on JavaScript out there that still outrank the good stuff in most search engines.
99% of the time a Google search on a JavaScript problem will score you pages of hits with antiquated, non-standard, buggy or IE-only approaches.
One of the biggest problems with JavaScript is its community. I'm not talking about N.YC readers who think they are bad programmers. No, I'm talking about the fact that there are reams and reams of plain old bad advice on JavaScript out there that still outrank the good stuff in most search engines.
99% of the time a Google search on a JavaScript problem will score you pages of hits with antiquated, non-standard, buggy or IE-only approaches.