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Ask YC: decent JavaScript resource and reference sites?

25 points by ulfstein 18y ago

I'm looking for some comprehensive JavaScript resource and reference sites - I'm hoping someone here can point me in the right direction.

cubicray 18y ago
here are some links: http://www.crockford.com/javascript/ http://www.crockford.com/javascript/ http://ajaxian.com/archives/so-you-want-to-write-javascript-for-a-living http://ajaxian.com/archives/so-you-want-to-write-javascript-... video lectures: http://freescienceonline.blogspot.com/2007/05/programming-video-education-lectures.html?search=programming http://freescienceonline.blogspot.com/2007/05/programming-vi... http://www.catonmat.net/blog/learning-javascript-programming-language-through-video-lectures/ http://www.catonmat.net/blog/learning-javascript-programming... cheat sheets: http://www.wait-till-i.com/2007/06/27/dom-javascript-cheat-sheet/ http://www.wait-till-i.com/2007/06/27/dom-javascript-cheat-s... http://www.scottklarr.com/topic/95/javascriptajax-cheat-sheets/ http://www.scottklarr.com/topic/95/javascriptajax-cheat-shee... combined resources: http://ajaxian.com/archives/lets-compile-a-list-of-ajax-dom-and-js-related-resources http://ajaxian.com/archives/lets-compile-a-list-of-ajax-dom-... http://www.softwaredeveloper.com/features/quality-ajax-resources-tutorials-082107/ http://www.softwaredeveloper.com/features/quality-ajax-resou... http://www.maxkiesler.com/index.php/weblog/comments/learning_ajax_amp_javascript_by_example_tutorials_source_code_and_documenta/ http://www.maxkiesler.com/index.php/weblog/comments/learning... http://fresherswisdom.wisdomplug.com/free-tutorials-collection/free-javascript-tutorials.html http://fresherswisdom.wisdomplug.com/free-tutorials-collecti... http://www.jasonbartholme.com/70-javascript-resources-for-every-web-developer/ http://www.jasonbartholme.com/70-javascript-resources-for-ev... development tools: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-jstools/?S_CMP=GR&S_TACT=105AGX59&ca=dgr-twkoJSHTMLAjaxTools http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-jstools/?S_...
- metatronscube 18y ago
  See this is what I like about this community, I was going to ask the very same thing. Thanks, much appreciated.
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eventhough 18y ago
www.gotapi.com
edw519 18y ago
I would start with the Rhino book http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Definitive-Guide-David-Flanagan/dp/0596101996/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214480859&sr=1-1 http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Definitive-Guide-David-Flan...
- dgabriel 18y ago
  I could not agree more. The web has lots of practical examples and API documentation, but it's fragmented information. This book gives you a thorough, cohesive understanding of the language.
- morbidkk 18y ago
  I had rhino book but things got better when I read http://www.amazon.com/Professional-JavaScript-Developers-Wrox-Guides/dp/0764579088 http://www.amazon.com/Professional-JavaScript-Developers-Wro...
DXL 18y ago
QuirksMode offers a lot of help, especially on tricky cross browser issues. http://www.quirksmode.org/js/contents.html http://www.quirksmode.org/js/contents.html
Stubbs 18y ago
My reference for this kind of stuff is http://w3schools.com http://w3schools.com , a bit light on examples, but a good reference if you just need to know the syntax.
llimllib 18y ago
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/JavaScript http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/JavaScript http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecm...
morbidkk 18y ago
Basics of everything you need: http://www.hunlock.com/ http://www.hunlock.com/ Interactive tutorial: http://eloquentjavascript.net/ http://eloquentjavascript.net/ Print version: http://eloquentjavascript.net/print.html http://eloquentjavascript.net/print.html
gtani 18y ago
browser bugs: http://www.gtalbot.org/BrowserBugsSection/ http://www.gtalbot.org/BrowserBugsSection/ Danny goodman's quickref/cheat: http://www.dannyg.com/dl/JSB6RefBooklet.pdf http://www.dannyg.com/dl/JSB6RefBooklet.pdf mozilla's JS 1.5 ref http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Guide http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Gui... jscript / IE deviation from ES 3 http://blogs.msdn.com/jscript/archive/2007/10/29/ecmascript-3-and-beyond.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/jscript/archive/2007/10/29/ecmascript-... browser testing http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200702/browser_testing_css_and_javascript/ http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200702/browser_testing... browser market share http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers http://ejohn.org/blog/will-memory-leaks-matter-in-2009/ http://ejohn.org/blog/will-memory-leaks-matter-in-2009/
- omouse 18y ago
  Mozilla also has pages covering the features in Javascript 1.6, 1.7 and 1.8
mpc 18y ago
read John Resig's blog ejohn.org, he's also the creator of JQuery.
Anon84 18y ago
There's a veritable wealth of info over at http://developer.yahoo.com/ http://developer.yahoo.com/ The Web Developers Handbook is also pretty useful http://www.alvit.de/handbook/index.php http://www.alvit.de/handbook/index.php
mechanical_fish 18y ago
It is embarrassing to have to admit that I'm only halfway through a book as compact as JavaScript: The Good Parts. But so far it is a very good book. http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockford/dp/0596517742/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214513018&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockfor...
ulfstein 18y ago
Wow! Thanks!!

25 points by ulfstein 18y ago

I'm looking for some comprehensive JavaScript resource and reference sites - I'm hoping someone here can point me in the right direction.

cubicray 18y ago

here are some links: http://www.crockford.com/javascript/ http://www.crockford.com/javascript/ http://ajaxian.com/archives/so-you-want-to-write-javascript-for-a-living http://ajaxian.com/archives/so-you-want-to-write-javascript-... video lectures: http://freescienceonline.blogspot.com/2007/05/programming-video-education-lectures.html?search=programming http://freescienceonline.blogspot.com/2007/05/programming-vi... http://www.catonmat.net/blog/learning-javascript-programming-language-through-video-lectures/ http://www.catonmat.net/blog/learning-javascript-programming... cheat sheets: http://www.wait-till-i.com/2007/06/27/dom-javascript-cheat-sheet/ http://www.wait-till-i.com/2007/06/27/dom-javascript-cheat-s... http://www.scottklarr.com/topic/95/javascriptajax-cheat-sheets/ http://www.scottklarr.com/topic/95/javascriptajax-cheat-shee... combined resources: http://ajaxian.com/archives/lets-compile-a-list-of-ajax-dom-and-js-related-resources http://ajaxian.com/archives/lets-compile-a-list-of-ajax-dom-... http://www.softwaredeveloper.com/features/quality-ajax-resources-tutorials-082107/ http://www.softwaredeveloper.com/features/quality-ajax-resou... http://www.maxkiesler.com/index.php/weblog/comments/learning_ajax_amp_javascript_by_example_tutorials_source_code_and_documenta/ http://www.maxkiesler.com/index.php/weblog/comments/learning... http://fresherswisdom.wisdomplug.com/free-tutorials-collection/free-javascript-tutorials.html http://fresherswisdom.wisdomplug.com/free-tutorials-collecti... http://www.jasonbartholme.com/70-javascript-resources-for-every-web-developer/ http://www.jasonbartholme.com/70-javascript-resources-for-ev... development tools: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-jstools/?S_CMP=GR&S_TACT=105AGX59&ca=dgr-twkoJSHTMLAjaxTools http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-jstools/?S_...

metatronscube 18y ago
See this is what I like about this community, I was going to ask the very same thing. Thanks, much appreciated.

deleted 18y ago

[deleted]

eventhough 18y ago

www.gotapi.com

edw519 18y ago

I would start with the Rhino book http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Definitive-Guide-David-Flanagan/dp/0596101996/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214480859&sr=1-1 http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Definitive-Guide-David-Flan...

dgabriel 18y ago
I could not agree more. The web has lots of practical examples and API documentation, but it's fragmented information. This book gives you a thorough, cohesive understanding of the language.
morbidkk 18y ago
I had rhino book but things got better when I read http://www.amazon.com/Professional-JavaScript-Developers-Wrox-Guides/dp/0764579088 http://www.amazon.com/Professional-JavaScript-Developers-Wro...

DXL 18y ago

QuirksMode offers a lot of help, especially on tricky cross browser issues. http://www.quirksmode.org/js/contents.html http://www.quirksmode.org/js/contents.html

Stubbs 18y ago

My reference for this kind of stuff is http://w3schools.com http://w3schools.com , a bit light on examples, but a good reference if you just need to know the syntax.

llimllib 18y ago

http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/JavaScript http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/JavaScript http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecm...

morbidkk 18y ago

Basics of everything you need: http://www.hunlock.com/ http://www.hunlock.com/ Interactive tutorial: http://eloquentjavascript.net/ http://eloquentjavascript.net/ Print version: http://eloquentjavascript.net/print.html http://eloquentjavascript.net/print.html

gtani 18y ago

browser bugs: http://www.gtalbot.org/BrowserBugsSection/ http://www.gtalbot.org/BrowserBugsSection/ Danny goodman's quickref/cheat: http://www.dannyg.com/dl/JSB6RefBooklet.pdf http://www.dannyg.com/dl/JSB6RefBooklet.pdf mozilla's JS 1.5 ref http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Guide http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Gui... jscript / IE deviation from ES 3 http://blogs.msdn.com/jscript/archive/2007/10/29/ecmascript-3-and-beyond.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/jscript/archive/2007/10/29/ecmascript-... browser testing http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200702/browser_testing_css_and_javascript/ http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200702/browser_testing... browser market share http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers http://ejohn.org/blog/will-memory-leaks-matter-in-2009/ http://ejohn.org/blog/will-memory-leaks-matter-in-2009/

omouse 18y ago
Mozilla also has pages covering the features in Javascript 1.6, 1.7 and 1.8

mpc 18y ago

read John Resig's blog ejohn.org, he's also the creator of JQuery.

Anon84 18y ago

There's a veritable wealth of info over at http://developer.yahoo.com/ http://developer.yahoo.com/ The Web Developers Handbook is also pretty useful http://www.alvit.de/handbook/index.php http://www.alvit.de/handbook/index.php

mechanical_fish 18y ago

It is embarrassing to have to admit that I'm only halfway through a book as compact as JavaScript: The Good Parts. But so far it is a very good book. http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockford/dp/0596517742/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214513018&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockfor...

ulfstein 18y ago

Wow! Thanks!!