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> Start with the book: “Head First JavaScript Programming”.

Please don't. 6yo book doesn't worth it. Even one year is a lot for modern tech.

> Do Free Code Camp.

Agree. Crazy good chunk of exercises, also useful for React & Node.

I always recommend to get any basic video course if you learning something from zero, it helps to start fast. Avoid crazy 60+ hours all-in-one courses. Then do exercises and grab advanced books & blogs & manuals.

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JavaScript is not particularly modern. Even all the supposedly new features are copied from even older languages that are more consistent and have supported those features for decades.

> > Start with the book: “Head First JavaScript Programming”.

> Please don't. 6yo book doesn't worth it. Even one year is a lot for modern tech.

I'm sorry, I know you're parroting conventional wisdom here, but have you read a book? Did you look at the table-of-contents? It looks like a great introduction to me, covering the basics that I think would be a prerequisite to learning any of the more recent language features. "Don't judge a book by its cover", as they say!

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