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Free Beginner and Intermediate JavaScript Courses

154 points by eschoppik 10y ago

antiffan 10y ago
Congrats to the team on launching this! I just made my way through the first few sections. This is really great content, and I think you've done a nice job of making it accessible to beginners. I'll be pointing many of my bootcamp prep learners to it for practice.
- eschoppik 10y ago
  Thanks! Let us know if you have any feedback/thoughts, we'd love to make this as accessible as possible to beginners.
vogt 10y ago
I'm a UI designer who has a pretty strong mastery of HTML and CSS and am just starting to really dive into JavaScript. I will use this material to learn and let you know how it goes. My goal is to have a strong mastery of the fundamentals of JS by the end of the year.
- mmmaaatttttt 10y ago
  Awesome, please let us know if you have any feedback or questions!
- avtar 10y ago
  These free resources are worth checking out as well: * http://watchandcode.com/p/practical-javascript http://watchandcode.com/p/practical-javascript * http://speakingjs.com/es5/index.html http://speakingjs.com/es5/index.html
  - vogt 10y ago
    I really like these, thank you.
- sjnair96 10y ago
  We're two sides of the same coin - I know some JS (can't say I have any sort of mastery though) but don't have good HTML/CSS foundations. Let's trade resources? Here's the one I found to be the best by far - Anthony Alicea's Javascript Understanding The Weird Parts course. It's rigorous, and develops and intuition while not being long and boring. You can quite comfortably finish it in a week. Also, one thing that would really help if you're doing said course is is Joan Mira's notes[2] which I will myself be compiling into a Gitbook for future reference. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv_5Zv5c-Ts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv_5Zv5c-Ts [2] joanmira.com/javascript-understanding-the-weird-parts/ If you find anything similar in style to Tony's courses, I would love to start them right away. The thing is I'm right now in a patch of analysis paralysis of not being able to decide which course I should invest time in rather than just starting something.
  - vogt 10y ago
    Thanks! I don't know of anything to speak of like Tony's courses but they look great and I will try them. http://adamschwartz.co/magic-of-css/ http://adamschwartz.co/magic-of-css/ This material, while not a course per se, was really integral to me understanding just how CSS works at a foundational level. The interactivity was very helpful to me. https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-html-and-css--ud304 https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-html-and-css--ud304 If you are really at a true beginner level, Udacity's Intro to HTML and CSS was phenomenal, and free. They cover everything I think you need to really get started, and as you seemed to enjoy the video material, I imagine you will enjoy this.
zappo2938 10y ago
I had my first JavaScript coding interview several months ago. The two days before, as I reviewed all my bookmarks of resources that either helped me a lot or that I continuously return to, I consolidated the links into a single page. At the end of the interview they said sorry to say this but we are looking for a Go developer and would hire me if I took a month to learn Go but I really wanted to build one awesome app using JavaScript before I moved on. The most important thing on the list is the link to What the heck is the event loop anyway? video What do I need to know to ace a JavaScript interview[0] [0]: https://github.com/adam-s/js-interview-review https://github.com/adam-s/js-interview-review
- wyclif 10y ago
  I had this bookmarked already, but I highly recommend it as being exactly what it says on the tin (so to speak). If you're just starting out in JavaScript, these resources can help you tremendously if you're willing to put in the time studying and applying them.
hrgeek 10y ago
Have someone already tried the course? Is it complex enough?
poisonarena 10y ago
Perfect for my new HackMUD habit!
iamcreasy 10y ago
Can anyone tell how is this course compared to the FreeCodeCamp courses?
- quincyla 10y ago
  These seem to be non-interactive (text with occasional videos). Free Code Camp is fully interactive coding, with test suites, in the browser. Also, this is 35 hours including projects. Free Code Camp takes closer to 2,000 hours with projects.
agumonkey 10y ago
any post-intermediate (or advanced) js courses ?
- mmmaaatttttt 10y ago
  Not yet, but we've got some other courses in the pipeline!
  - agumonkey 10y ago
    Cool. My question was adressed to anyone here btw.
- mjhea0 10y ago
  Curious - What kind of topics would you like to see in an intermediate or advanced course?
sjnair96 10y ago
If anyone has ever tried Anthony Alicea's JS/NodeJS/Angular1 course[1],[2],[3], please let me know if rithmschool's or any other course holds a candle to it. I really really liked Tony's course as it gave quite a deep look into topics, which are usually only attainable from books, while at the same time keeping it very interesting and also contain lots of best practice material and being extremely dense but easy to digest. Do let me know if you guys know any other courses of the same style. If you haven't watched any of Tony's courses, do give them a shot -- they are the holy grails of online education for me. Rigorous -- but not boring or too long. [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv_5Zv5c-Ts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv_5Zv5c-Ts [2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejBkOjEG6F0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejBkOjEG6F0 [3]https://www.udemy.com/understand-nodejs/?couponCode=LEARNNODE20 https://www.udemy.com/understand-nodejs/?couponCode=LEARNNOD... Disclaimer: Because it may sound like it, I'd like to clarify I have absolutely no affiliation with Tony or his courses. I just really really liked them.
lquist 10y ago
Just wanted to drop a plug for Eloquent JavaScript here. It's an awesome resource!

154 points by eschoppik 10y ago

Congrats to the team on launching this! I just made my way through the first few sections. This is really great content, and I think you've done a nice job of making it accessible to beginners. I'll be pointing many of my bootcamp prep learners to it for practice.

eschoppik 10y ago
Thanks! Let us know if you have any feedback/thoughts, we'd love to make this as accessible as possible to beginners.

vogt 10y ago

I'm a UI designer who has a pretty strong mastery of HTML and CSS and am just starting to really dive into JavaScript. I will use this material to learn and let you know how it goes. My goal is to have a strong mastery of the fundamentals of JS by the end of the year.

mmmaaatttttt 10y ago
Awesome, please let us know if you have any feedback or questions!
avtar 10y ago
These free resources are worth checking out as well: * http://watchandcode.com/p/practical-javascript http://watchandcode.com/p/practical-javascript * http://speakingjs.com/es5/index.html http://speakingjs.com/es5/index.html
- vogt 10y ago
  I really like these, thank you.
sjnair96 10y ago
We're two sides of the same coin - I know some JS (can't say I have any sort of mastery though) but don't have good HTML/CSS foundations. Let's trade resources? Here's the one I found to be the best by far - Anthony Alicea's Javascript Understanding The Weird Parts course. It's rigorous, and develops and intuition while not being long and boring. You can quite comfortably finish it in a week. Also, one thing that would really help if you're doing said course is is Joan Mira's notes[2] which I will myself be compiling into a Gitbook for future reference. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv_5Zv5c-Ts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv_5Zv5c-Ts [2] joanmira.com/javascript-understanding-the-weird-parts/ If you find anything similar in style to Tony's courses, I would love to start them right away. The thing is I'm right now in a patch of analysis paralysis of not being able to decide which course I should invest time in rather than just starting something.
- vogt 10y ago
  Thanks! I don't know of anything to speak of like Tony's courses but they look great and I will try them. http://adamschwartz.co/magic-of-css/ http://adamschwartz.co/magic-of-css/ This material, while not a course per se, was really integral to me understanding just how CSS works at a foundational level. The interactivity was very helpful to me. https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-html-and-css--ud304 https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-html-and-css--ud304 If you are really at a true beginner level, Udacity's Intro to HTML and CSS was phenomenal, and free. They cover everything I think you need to really get started, and as you seemed to enjoy the video material, I imagine you will enjoy this.

zappo2938 10y ago

I had my first JavaScript coding interview several months ago. The two days before, as I reviewed all my bookmarks of resources that either helped me a lot or that I continuously return to, I consolidated the links into a single page. At the end of the interview they said sorry to say this but we are looking for a Go developer and would hire me if I took a month to learn Go but I really wanted to build one awesome app using JavaScript before I moved on. The most important thing on the list is the link to What the heck is the event loop anyway? video What do I need to know to ace a JavaScript interview[0] [0]: https://github.com/adam-s/js-interview-review https://github.com/adam-s/js-interview-review

wyclif 10y ago
I had this bookmarked already, but I highly recommend it as being exactly what it says on the tin (so to speak). If you're just starting out in JavaScript, these resources can help you tremendously if you're willing to put in the time studying and applying them.

hrgeek 10y ago

Have someone already tried the course? Is it complex enough?

poisonarena 10y ago

Perfect for my new HackMUD habit!

iamcreasy 10y ago

Can anyone tell how is this course compared to the FreeCodeCamp courses?

quincyla 10y ago
These seem to be non-interactive (text with occasional videos). Free Code Camp is fully interactive coding, with test suites, in the browser. Also, this is 35 hours including projects. Free Code Camp takes closer to 2,000 hours with projects.

agumonkey 10y ago

any post-intermediate (or advanced) js courses ?

mmmaaatttttt 10y ago
Not yet, but we've got some other courses in the pipeline!
- agumonkey 10y ago
  Cool. My question was adressed to anyone here btw.
mjhea0 10y ago
Curious - What kind of topics would you like to see in an intermediate or advanced course?

sjnair96 10y ago

If anyone has ever tried Anthony Alicea's JS/NodeJS/Angular1 course[1],[2],[3], please let me know if rithmschool's or any other course holds a candle to it. I really really liked Tony's course as it gave quite a deep look into topics, which are usually only attainable from books, while at the same time keeping it very interesting and also contain lots of best practice material and being extremely dense but easy to digest. Do let me know if you guys know any other courses of the same style. If you haven't watched any of Tony's courses, do give them a shot -- they are the holy grails of online education for me. Rigorous -- but not boring or too long. [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv_5Zv5c-Ts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv_5Zv5c-Ts [2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejBkOjEG6F0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejBkOjEG6F0 [3]https://www.udemy.com/understand-nodejs/?couponCode=LEARNNODE20 https://www.udemy.com/understand-nodejs/?couponCode=LEARNNOD... Disclaimer: Because it may sound like it, I'd like to clarify I have absolutely no affiliation with Tony or his courses. I just really really liked them.

lquist 10y ago

Just wanted to drop a plug for Eloquent JavaScript here. It's an awesome resource!