JavaScript Resources

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Google is the ultimate tool if you want to learn something new, but this link-fest is made up of some of my favorite bookmarks on JavaScript; there's a lot of reading to do!

Also, feel free to email me at [email protected] (replace x's with a's) if you have any questions.

JavaScript

• JavaScript Garden - explains a lot of quirky behaviors in JS
• Mozilla Docs - only real documentation for JS
  • String
  • Number
  • Array
  • Object
  • Math
  • Date
  • JSON
  • Function
  • RegEx
  • Statements
  • Operators
• JavaScript Object Graphs, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 - explains JS's semantics and memory
• Closures - nice explanation of closures
• JavaScript Explained - a collection of insightful StackOverflow answers
• JavaScript Core - very thorough explanation of JS as set by the EMCA Standard
• JavaScript Design Patterns - a list of design patterns in JS; helpful read if you need ideas on how to structure your code
• Variable Hoisting - understanding variable hoisting
• Codecademy - interactive set of tutorials on JS
• Let's Build a Framework - huge series of posts based on building a JS framework
• Advanced JavaScript - interactive JS tutorial by the creator of jQuery

HTML/CSS

• HTMLDog - HTML and CSS tutorials
• W3C HTML Introduction - HTML tutorials
• W3C CSS Introduction - CSS tutorials
• HTML Reference - reference for HTML
• CSS Reference - reference for CSS

Prototypes

• Understanding Prototypes - good introduction on prototypes
• Using Prototypes - another good introduction
• "this" keyword
• Understanding "this" - another good explanation of "this"

jQuery

• jQuery Homepage - jQuery script download and documentation
• jQApi - more responsive, simpler jQuery documentation
• jQuery Video Series - series of 15 videos giving a thorough introduction to jQuery.
• Ajax Documentation - includes a lot of examples

Annoted Source Code

• Underscore.js - adds support for some inconsitently implemented functions
• Backbone.js - helps structure JS code using the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern
• jQuery - good ol' jQuery

NodeJS

• NodeJS Homepage - I recommend watching the video on the homepage to get a feel for node
• Node Beginner Book - introductory tutorial on node

HTML5

• HTML5 Presentation - set of slides demoing HTML5 features
• Dive into HTML5 - a set of tutorials on implementing a lot of HTML5 features