Ask HN: Resources to learn JavaScript in 2014?

[codegeek]

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 ?

[user_235711]

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...

[usablecode]

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

[wturner]

http://javascriptissexy.com

Object orientated Javascript and inheritance explained well:

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

[htilford]

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/

[malandrew]

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.

[sehr]

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

[3minus1]

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.

[jacktandrew]

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

[_random_]

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

[zuzuleinen]

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

[bking]

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.

[neduma]

    http://superherojs.com/
    dailyjs.com

[thenerdfiles]

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