I have a fairly large collection of computer books. Most of them are technical references for web technologies. Some get used more than others.

The rhino book gets a lot of attention. I’m one of that strange breed of developer who really loves JavaScript, and Flanagan’s tome is somewhat indispensable. Equally useful, however, is the bare-bones pocket version of the same.

My JavaScript Pocket Reference is falling to bits. The cover is a complete mess. The edges of the pages are brown from where my thumb has rubbed against them as I’ve flicked through looking for a reference. The spine is broken, and the glue has cracked.

So when I spotted the 2nd Edition in a bookstore yesterday there was no decision to be made. The guy at the till couldn’t quite understand why I was willing to pay such a relatively large sum of money for such a small book. They don’t understand. No one understands. Mw-ha-ha. Mwhahahahahaha!