Is the Book "A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript" by Mark Myers Outdated?

If you're just starting to learn JavaScript, you might have heard about the book 'A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript' by Mark Myers.

It's been around for a while and hasn't been updated. So is it a good idea to learn JavaScript through this book?

The format of the book is very good: you read 2-3 pages in the book on some topic (like loops), and then you do 20 exercises on his site. By simply repeating the concepts again and again, it builds up your muscle memory.

But, JavaScript has changed a lot since it started, especially with the release of ECMAScript 6 (ES6), which added many new features and improvements.

So I would suggest starting JavaScript with The Odin Project or FreeCodeCamp. Then use the book to practice the concepts. Be aware that some things will be outdated in the book, but since you have started with the updated content, you know what is outdated. Keeping that in mind, you can practice the concepts.