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I've been writing JavaScript code for much longer than I care to
remember. I am very excited about the language's recent success;
it's good to be a part of that success story. I've written dozens
of articles, book chapters and one full book on the matter, and yet
I keep finding new things. Here are some of the "aha!" moments I've
had in the past, which you can try out rather th...
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