Javascript Learning

This list is mainly about JavaScript – the language. Not about APIs, tooling, frameworks or other aspects of todays JavaScript ecosystem.

JavaScript References

MDN – Simply the best language reference.
DevDocs – Search MDN comfortably. Even offline.
Simplified JavaScript Jargon – Glossary which explains all the buzzwords from the JavaScript eco system.
Functional Programming Jargon – Explains terms used in functional programming in the JavaScript context.
Modern JavaScript Cheatsheet – Helps developers with basic knowledge to get familiar with modern codebases.
ECMAScript® Language Specification – The standard JavaScript is based on. Only for very advanced learners.

A re-introduction to JavaScript* – Compact introduction covering types, variables, operators, control structures, functions and closures.
JavaScript.info – A modern tutorial from the basics to advanced topics with simple, but detailed explanations.
Glossary of Modern JavaScript Concepts: Part 1 – Learn the fundamentals of functional programming, reactive programming, and functional reactive programming in JavaScript.
Glossary of Modern JavaScript Concepts: Part 2 – Explains concepts like scope and closures, data flow, change detection, components, compilation, tree shaking.
Robust Client-Side JavaScript – Guide focused on writing robust code by describing possible failures and explaining how to prevent them.

*MDN offers a lot of other guides for every level of knowledge to dig deeper.

JavaScript Closures Demystified – Covering closures. From basics to use cases. Has useful comments.
Understanding Hoisting – Detailed explanation of the concept of hoisting in JavaScript.
Array operations – Covering the usefulness of Array’s map, reduce, and filter methods.
Promises – Learning promises step by step.
Async/Await – Tutorial showing the advantages of consuming Promises via async functions.
Pure functions – Answers the question »What is a Pure Function?« epicly.
Using Fetch – Describes thoroughly how to use the Fetch API to receive and send data.
Chrome DevTools – Everything you need to know about the debugging tools built into Google Chrome.

Eloquent JavaScript – Covering the language and runtime specifics.
You Don’t Know JS (book series) – Series of books diving deep into language.
Speaking JavaScript – In-depth guide beginning with the basics.
JavaScript Design Patterns – Classical and JavaScript specific design patterns.
Mostly Adequate Guide to Functional Programming – Excellent primer to functional programming using JavaScript.
Functional-Light JavaScript – This book explores the core principles of functional programming (FP) as they are applied to JavaScript.

Thin books which you can get through in a few days.

JavaScript: The Good Parts – Classic material which still has relevance.
The Principles of Object-Oriented JavaScript – Comprehensible, especially interesting for people with a class based OOP background.
JavaScript Enlightenment – Will solidify your understanding of the language.
Testing JavaScript Applications – A complete guide for JavaScript testing tools and techniques.
The Joy of JavaScript – A book covering advanced language features like Iterators and Generators.

②ality – Language features and APIs well explained by author and trainer Dr. Axel Rauschmayer.
Pony Foo – Detailed and high quality posts from Nicolás Bevacqua all related to JavaScript.

== ? === ??? …#@^% – Basic talk about type coercion and strict type comparison.
FunFunFunction – Educational plus entertaining YouTube show covering language features as well as architectural topics amongst others.
What the heck is the event loop anyway? – Awesome talk about the way JavaScript works, and a tool for exploring the callstack.
Become a JavaScript Console Power-User – Introduction to the browsers JavaScript console.
Debugging The Web – Learn state of the art in debugging using Chrome dev tools.
JavaScript 30 – 30 video tutorials to build neat little things with just plain JavaScript.

Promises Are So Passé – Talk that shows where async goes next, why it matters, and what you need to do to put it into practice today.
Learning Functional Programming with JavaScript – Talk containing the best explanation of map/reduce.
Understand JavaScript’s this Keyword in Depth – 18 minutes divided into 8 short videos to wrap you head around this.

Codeacademy – Fundamentals of JavaScript.
Udacity JavaScript Basics – They also offer more advanced courses.
Code School – From Basics to Best Practices. Different courses related to JavaScript.
Functional programming – Learn basic principles of functional programming in an interactive way by using map, filter, concatAll, reduce and zip.
Learn JavaScript Online – Interactive JavaScript course with spaced repetiton flashcards app.
Exercism JavaScript Track – Exercism provides individual practice and mentor-based learning for free.

Exploring ES6 – Good introduction with in-depth chapters.
Exploring ES2016 and ES2017 – Follow up of »Exploring ES6«.
Setting up ES6 – Explains how to set up ES6 projects that are transpiled to ES5.
ES6 Overview – Bullet point overview including in-depth articles.
ES6 Katas – Learn ES6 by solving unit test online.
Practical ES6 – eBook with practical examples and advices.
30 seconds of code – Useful ES6 snippets that you can understand in 30 seconds or less.
What’s the difference between JavaScript and ECMAScript? – Clears the confusion about ES6 and JavaScript.

DOM Enlightenment – A whole book about how to access an manipulate the DOM without a library.
You Might Not Need jQuery – Get plain JavaScript code snippets (and see their jQuery equivalents).
Traversing the DOM with JavaScript – A tutorial featuring native methods to traverse the DOM.

The Art of Node – Introductory tutorial covering the basics.
NodeSchool – Interactive self guided workshops you can also do on your own.
Node Patterns – Short books about code and networking patterns related to Node.js.
Learn Node – A premium training course to learn to build apps with Node.js, Express, MongoDB.

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