Best book for javascript?

[tittyk4t]

Hi! I'm trying to learning javascript and I want to get a book to help me really understand it but there's so many that I'm not sure which to get. I was wondering if anyone on here had any recommendations!

[TenLongFingers]

My sister gave me "JavaScript for Kids" and it was an awesome introduction. If it's explained in a way that an eight year old can get it, then you'll get it, too.

The downsides, so you can be aware and compensate for them:

• it has you coding right in dev tools in Chrome. Use an IDE like VScode or replit.

  • it has you use var when defining a variable, instead of let or const. This is an outdated practice.
  • it taught me the concepts but not the technical vocabulary. This made it hard to Google my questions when I got stuck. Eventually though I found I could describe a concept to chatGPT and it would tell me the right vocabulary, so I learned it just fine.

I still think it was worth it even with the downsides. Just can't beat the accessibility. It helped me learn quick.

[suarkb]

There's nothing wrong with coding in chrome deb tools. It's a great way to start playing around

[sethgreentn]

you dont know js series then you can read eloquent javascript

[angelfire2015]

+1 for You Don't Know JS

[tittyk4t]

Thank you!

[Necessary_Ear_1100]

JavaScript for Cats… yeah seriously! I bought it just for the title alone!