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3 | 3 | ## Introduction |
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5 | | -This guidebook was originally authored by eslachance\#4611 then handed down to me for future updates, but when she started the book originally it was because the examples for discord.js and the documentation were quite daunting for newcomers. There was definitely a space for this kind of document online, made obvious by the recurring questions that pop up almost every day on the support channels. |
| 5 | +This guide makes a best effort attempt at humanizing the use of the Discord.js library. It is maintained by York\#0001 and Hindsight\#2020 \("Evie.Codes"\), with the help of many precious contributors that enable us to keep updating and enhancing this guide. |
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7 | | -Seeing as though there needed to be some more detailed explanations as well as code samples, She figured a guide would be a great place to start! |
| 7 | +{% hint style="danger" %} |
| 8 | +Please take note that this guide is not yet fully updated to Version 12. You're currently in the v11 branch. You can switch to the V12 version by the top-left selector: |
| 9 | +{% endhint %} |
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9 | | -To keep with the style of the official documentation, we will be using full terms \(client and message\) for those variables. |
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11 | | -## Updating of this guide |
| 13 | +This guide was born out of necessity - the first version of this guide for Discord.js version 7, more than 4 years ago, was the first of its kind because I \(Evie\) could not find any such beginner's guide and the documentation was \(and still is\) unfathomably difficult to navigate for anyone without a sufficiently advanced knowledge of JavaScript concepts. |
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13 | | -I want to take a moment to thank Evie for everything she's done for the community. Now a lot of people's personal opinions will differ from mine, due to various levels of information that's out there. |
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15 | | -But to me Evie is a mentor, she was the one that metaphorically took me under her wing and encouraged me to learn new things and to challenge myself, and hey I've got a decently popular YouTube series because of her, she played a major role in my decision to create a series, so please take a moment and think about how many people Evie has helped with this guide. |
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17 | | -And I am honoured to be continuing it. |
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| 15 | +In this guide we make every effort to _teach_ you how to use the library and how to extend it with your own code. We do, however expect you to have a basic understanding of JavaScript before attempting to write bots. Discord.js \(and other discord libraries\) require some median-to-advanced concepts that might be hard to grasp for anyone that doesn't have a good footing with the language. |
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21 | 17 | ## Get Support |
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23 | | -If you have any questions after reading this guide please join us on the official Discord.js server, links can be found at the top |
| 19 | +If you have any questions after reading this guide, please don't hesitate to join us on our Discord server, "An Idiot's Guide". The link is located at the top of this page. If you wish to consult with the discord.js developers and official community, the Discord.js official discord is right next to ours, still at the top of the page! |
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25 | | -Last Updated: `05/04/2020` |
| 21 | +Last Updated: `23/04/2020` |
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