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What types of books are easy to learn javaScript?

I came across JavaScript and jQuery by Jon Duckett which is really helping me tonight, does anyone know of any others for JavaScript?

2 Answers

Hi Jason!

This is a good place to start:

https://www.digitalcrafts.com/blog/5-best-books-learn-javascript

Also, besides Treehouse, I recommend using many other (FREE!) web resources to round-out your Javascript knowledge, such as:

https://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp

https://www.freecodecamp.org/

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Derek+Banas+JS (Derek Banas' videos are great - he talks fast, so you don't wake up in a puddle of your own drool!?! LOL He goes so fast I have to backup often to catch everything he says and codes, which is WAAAAAY better than the videos where the narrator drones on like the teacher from Ferris Bueller's Day Off!?! LOL)

But I also certainly recommend taking EVERY course Treehouse offers on HTML, CSS, JavaScript (and even Dev Tools, Node.js, REACT, Angular, PHP, and Python, eventually).

It really helps to be well-grounded in HTML and CSS to fully understand JavaScript, for sure though - HTML, CSS, and JS are like the Holy Trinity of Web Development (Kind of like you can't have a PB&J without bread, peanut butter, and jelly!?!) - they all work together - you never really use one without the other two.

I hope that helps.

Stay safe and happy coding!

Nikhil J
Nikhil J
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Hi Jason,

You Don't Know JS is a series of books that covers JS concepts in depth, worth checking out https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS/blob/1st-ed/README.md

Eloquent Javascript is another book that comes highly recommended amongst developers https://eloquentjavascript.net/

Please note: In my opinion these are not beginner friendly, so if you are just starting out then understanding the basics of Javascript is recommended before you dive into these books.