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Ask HN: Resources to learn JavaScript in 2014?

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I have played around with Javascript for years. You know the basic stuff. Heck, I even wrote a Basketball scoreboard back in 2004 using plain javascript (the code will probably give you nightmares if I share it). But most of that was using google, w3schools etc. I really want to learn the fundamentals again. Fundamentals of Javascript, not a framework or library. So yes, I have access to Jquery and what not, but want to learn javascript and nothing else. What would you experts recommend in 2014 ?

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I second JavaScript: The Good Parts[1]. It is very well-written and very dense, so you can read and reread it multiple times, each time gathering something new. Along with that I would recommend the Mozilla Developer Network JavaScript reference[2].

[1] http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockfor...

[2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Refe...

To understand Crockford's language, you need to know javascript basics well. I'd suggest to grab a copy of " Object-Oriented JavaScript" by Stoyan Stefanov. http://www.packtpub.com/object-oriented-javascript/book

and also follow MDN: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript

http://javascriptissexy.com

Object orientated Javascript and inheritance explained well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMfcsYzj-9M

Among my favorites is http://eloquentjavascript.net/, which is a bit dated but still worth going through. The second edition is a work in progress which current to 2014 and could use your feedback since you're the target audience http://eloquentjavascript.net/2nd_edition/preview/

Eloquent JavaScript for new developers

Crockford's JavaScript The Good Parts for developers coming from another language.

Functional JavaScript by Fogus is excellent and can be read after either.

In addition to Functional Javascript, Javascript Allonge is a great text focusing on the functional aspects as well.

Crockford's "Javascript: the Good Parts" is what you want. It's short, well-written and introduces a lot of ideas that get you thinking about js on a higher level. It was actually a pretty influential book in getting people to start respecting javascript as a proper language in its own right.

I'd also recommend javascript weekly for articles and news to keep you on the cutting edge.

http://jsbooks.revolunet.com is a great resource for book lovers.

This will be handy: http://wtfjs.com.

I think this post is really good for what you want to accomplish http://javascriptissexy.com/how-to-learn-javascript-properly...

www.codeacademy.com is a pretty good fundamentals. They also have a community of "advanced" developers with user generated problems to solve once you get past the fundamentals.

    http://superherojs.com/
    dailyjs.com

https://github.com/search?q=learn+*.js&type=Repositories&ref...

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