JavaScript Resources

JavascriptReferences.md

Books

• [Eloquent Javascript] (http://eloquentjavascript.net/) ( No prior programming knowledge required ) 🆓
• [JavaScript: The Good Parts] (http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596517748.do)
• [Learning JavaScript Design Patterns] (http://addyosmani.com/resources/essentialjsdesignpatterns/book/) 🆓

Environments

• Browser/Web - [Docs] (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/JavaScript/Reference)
• Node.js - [Docs] (http://nodejs.org/api/index.html)

Libraries

• [Underscore] (http://underscorejs.org/) - Helper functions including enumerator, iterators.
• [jQuery] (http://jquery.com/) - Essentially browser side. Helps in DOM Traversal and Manipulation, Event Handling, Ajax.

Stay up-to-date

• [Daily JS] (http://dailyjs.com/) - You may want to digg old posts
• [the changelog] (http://thechangelog.com/tagged/javascript/)
• [JavaScript Weekly] (http://javascriptweekly.com/)

Future

• [JavaScript at 17] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj49rmc01Hs) by Brendan Eich - Talks about future ( and history ) of Javascript
• [ECMA Harmony and the Future of JavaScript] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUtsgUrF-ec) by Brendan Eich

Fun

• [WAT] (https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/wat) - Inlcudes non-Javascript coverage as well

Who's Who

• [Brendan Eich] (https://brendaneich.com/)
• [Douglas Crockford] (http://www.crockford.com/)
• [Isaacs] (https://github.com/isaacs)