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Javascript course from John Hopkins University is outdated

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Basically, title. This course is from 2015 and though I think every web developer at some point should definitely familiarize themselves with how pre-ES6 Javascript works, it is probably a bad idea to use this information as a starting point in your Javascript journey in 2022. Through this course, Mr Chaykin postulates many things, that is not correct anymore. So I dare to propose retiring his course from our curriculum completely in favour of some other, up-to-date material. For example, respective chapters from The Odin Project could be a good alternative.

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Review the frontend curriculum entry for the Johns Hopkins JavaScript course and compare it with the proposed alternative chapters from The Odin Project. Confirm whether the course should be retired or replaced, then update the curriculum so it no longer presents outdated material and clearly points to the agreed current resource.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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