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JavaScript book recommendations for Jenn

looking for book recommendations. please comment with books and what level (beginner, advanced, etc) thnx babes

@saibayadon

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You Don't Know JS is pretty sweet. I'd say intermediate/beginner (great insights on the inner workings of the language)

https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS

@jobez

jobez commented Oct 5, 2014

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@tylergaw

tylergaw commented Oct 5, 2014

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My all-time favorite: http://domscripting.com/book (beginner)

@bmac

bmac commented Oct 5, 2014

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The Tangled Web (intermediate/advanced) is mostly focused on security but I recommend it to everyone because is provides a wonderful tour of the browser platform and includes a lot of the history of how various apis evolved and got to the place where they are at today.

@tw2113

tw2113 commented Oct 5, 2014

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I found a lot of good information, at least for me with Secrets of the Javascript Ninja

@llkats

llkats commented Oct 5, 2014

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I liked JavaScript Allongé by Reginald Braithwaite. Even if you don't use JS the way he talks about in the book, the way he breaks down the internals and explains concepts like inheritance and currying and stuff is really approachable. At least, I thought so. Definitely an advanced book.

@noelrappin

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Master Space and Time With JavaScript (http://www.noelrappin.com/mstwjs). It's advanced beginner, with a focus on testing and dealing with JavaScripts unique features.

@knuton

knuton commented Oct 5, 2014

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@buritica

buritica commented Oct 5, 2014

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@yamafaktory

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Speaking JavaScript by @rauschma

[...] the book’s target audience is programmers who want to learn JavaScript quickly and properly, and JavaScript programmers who want to deepen their skills and/or look up specific topics.

@HipsterBrown

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+1 Human JavaScript
+1 Eloquent JavaScript

@montylounge

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@jefflembeck

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Another vote for Effective JavaScript. That book absolutely shines.

@shmuelie

shmuelie commented Oct 6, 2014

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It's big and heavy but you can't beat the completeness of JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

@leifwalsh

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for a good time call scott meyers

@mssantos

mssantos commented Oct 6, 2014

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Professional JavaScript for Web Developers - beginner/intermediate

Effective JavaScript - intermediate/advanced

JavaScript Patterns - intermediate/advanced

You Don't Know JavaScript - all levels

Test-Driven JavaScript Development - intermediate/advanced

Also, there are some good reads here and here.

@ianjmacintosh

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JavaScript Enlightenment by Cody Lindley covers fundamental concepts in depth, helping to fill in the gaps for folks like me who've learned while building, reading StackOverflow, etc

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