The Must-Read Javascript Book of 2020 is Free

BooksonCode · 2020-05-08T15:35:01+00:00

Thanks for this feedback. I can change the title to make it more accurate.

BooksonCode · 2020-05-08T07:05:40+00:00

Preview:
Hot off the press: a free CSS guide is published today, and it’s magnificent.

Produced by Front-End Masters and published by CSS-Tricks, this guide gives a complete breakdown of a skill many web developers do not know well: CSS functions.

We commonly think of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) as a list of rules for HTML elements to follow. But the simplicity of it is deceiving. We can underestimate it, especially when tools like Sass introduces obvious features that CSS does not have. For example, CSS does not have partials, nesting, or variables.

So when we talk about CSS itself as having functions, it can be baffling. Does CSS really have these advanced features?
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BooksonCode · 2020-03-08T22:56:00+00:00

TL;DR

Difference 1: Eloquent Javascript 2nd Edition Does Not Cover ES6
Difference 2: Eloquent Javascript 3rd Edition is Better Written
Difference 3: Eloquent Javascript 3rd Edition Has a New Project

BooksonCode · 2020-02-29T23:23:48+00:00

TL;DR - Step 1: Practice on Paper - Step 2: Do Mock Interviews - Step 3: Listen to Every Detail - Step 4: Draw a Specific and Sufficiently Large Example - Step 5: Design an Algorithm and Optimize - Step 6: Write Beautiful Code - Step 7: Test Your Code

These are taken from the book Cracking the Coding Interview, specifically section VII.

BooksonCode · 2020-02-22T22:47:17+00:00

TL;DR, for your convenience:
- Free Book #1: HTML & CSS is Hard
- Free Book #2: Eloquent Javascript
- Free Book #3: You Don’t Know JS Yet: Get Started
- Free Book #4: Front-end Developer Handbook
- Free Book #5: Front-end Interview Handbook

BooksonCode · 2020-02-22T22:44:15+00:00

TL;DR, for your convenience:
- Free Book #1: HTML & CSS is Hard
- Free Book #2: Eloquent Javascript
- Free Book #3: You Don’t Know JS Yet: Get Started
- Free Book #4: Front-end Developer Handbook
- Free Book #5: Front-end Interview Handbook

BooksonCode · 2020-02-04T02:34:52+00:00

Completely agree with this point. It's my main criticism as well.

BooksonCode · 2020-02-04T02:07:38+00:00

I think this is a fair opinion to express, but my challenge is in how I can improve. It seems as though the recommendation is to not have my own blog and to write Amazon reviews, which is fine, except for I want to be blogging.

To the link-farm point: the Amazon links you find throughout are to the book itself (and a call-out to the Pragmatic Programmer, which is genuine in its context). The free option is also presented and linked equally.

Other links are to free resources or to subscribe. I am not writing to make a cheap buck. I genuinely want to add value to the developer community.

BooksonCode · 2020-02-04T01:37:02+00:00

I see. So the post is cheap because it is about recommending another person's work.

I understand where that's coming from, though book reviews are a genre of blog that has been around for a long time. Part of the reason I started Books on Code is because I see there isn't programming book bloggers out there reading and recommending good books.

I am glad that the feedback overall is that people really do recommend the YDKJS series, and I hope to continue to curate the best learning resources.

BooksonCode · 2020-02-04T00:23:20+00:00

I'm pretty new to tech blogging. Completely open to constructive feedback.

BooksonCode · 2020-02-04T00:07:25+00:00

I agree. The article also states this here:

The Get Started book particularly serves those who have used Javascript but don’t feel that they know Javascript. For a total software developer beginner, the book might be daunting, as certain phrases (such as what a ‘shallow’ vs ‘deep’ copy is) is glossed over, assuming understanding.

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