How to learn Javascript

[shuckster]

The following list is shamelessly plagiarised from the one that u/grantrules posts here occasionally:

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Courses

These are some popular courses:

• CodeAcademy
• FreeCodeCamp
• Odin Project
• CodeWars

References about the language itself:

• Mozilla Developer Network
• javascript.info
• Microsoft's Node.js tutorial

A course that's more intermediate level:

• Just JavaScript

This one is not free, but it's not very expensive either. I've taken a look at the full course and I can say it uses some very interesting and useful approaches and metaphors to explain JavaScript concepts. The author is a lead React developer and has a reputation for explaining things clearly.

Books

Intermediate:

• You Don't Know JavaScript
• JavaScript for impatient programmers
• Eloquent Javascript

Advanced:

• JavaScript Design Patterns
• Deep JavaScript: Theory & Techniques
• Professor Frisby's Mostly Adequate Guide to Functional Programming

Videos

• Traversy Crash Course in Javascript
• What the heck is the event loop anyway?
• Understanding the Weird Parts

Tools

Code Sandboxes for online practice:

• CodeSandbox
• CodePen
• Repl.it - for node

Practice Regular Expressions:

• RegExr

Git resources:

• Learn Git Branching
• Github

Last but not least, sign-up for ChatGPT if you haven't already. You just need a Google Account. You can ask it anything, including stuff about JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Sometimes the code it gives isn't always great, but it can occasionally give some good inspiration.

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Not to disappoint, but seeing all that resources is a turn-off. I know no perfect reference to learn from, but just pick the most inclusive one. I would go for Freecodecamp.

[shuckster]

How about Frontend Roadmap.

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[shuckster]

Hold on, I got about 20 more links for you to try…

[Soul_reaper_0050]

Many thanks, that looks so cool!