I poked around Javascript for years trying to obtain some proficiency at it using just online resources. I finally broke down and bought the O'Reilly book "Jav

I poked around Javascript for years trying to obtain some proficiency at it using just online resources. I finally broke down and bought the O'Reilly book "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide". Although O'Reilly's quality has been steadily decreasing year after year, JSTDG was the perfect resource for me. What you're looking for is actually covered in the first part of the book; the remainder of the book goes on to cover the browser API and some of the server-side ecosystem.