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Does anybody have a link to some good JavaScript exercises? One answer is "why don't you just try building something" but I personally learn better from progre

by Yhippa 15y ago

Does anybody have a link to some good JavaScript exercises? One answer is "why don't you just try building something" but I personally learn better from progressing through exercises versus doing the "just build anything" or watching videos.

eurohacker 15y ago
havent heard of any
kenjackson 15y ago
Read Eloquent Javascript. Has exercises built into the webpages.
- Apocryphon 15y ago
  Definitely a great book. Telling someone to just "build something" seems a bit much. Exploratory learning is good and all, but newbies need structure before they can try walking.
  - Taft 15y ago
    I'm currently learning Python and I can't agree more. There's a lot of macho-IRC-dweller attitude on the internet when it comes to learning a new language. People take the "If you teach a man to fish" argument to the extreme and end up confusing/discouraging people in search of some guide, some map to show them the way. No, documentation doesn't count when you can't read a lick of code. That said, I'm currently reading Learning Python the Hard Way, which pushes you through a lot of information, step-by-step but not patronizing, and teaches you not only code, but how to be organized and on top of your code.
    - Apocryphon 15y ago
      Eloquent JavaScript is comparable in that it's a book that has plenty of explanatory code snippets, but plenty of code exercises as well, and isn't a cookbook for web programming, but rather teaches the language for what it is. No jQuery/CoffeeScript stuff here, just straight-up JS as a language.
nwhitehead 15y ago
I just put up an interactive javascript tutorial. It starts simple then builds up to passing around functions, closures, continuations. Give it a try and let me know what you think. http://nathansjslessons.appspot.com/ http://nathansjslessons.appspot.com/
- YokYok 15y ago
  I went through half an hour before I read your comment. My internet is a small world. And I liked it.
- Yhippa 15y ago
  Nathan, great tutorial! This is why I love HN. It reminds me of some of the interactive Ruby tutorials I've done. You've really got something going here.
dave1010uk 15y ago
John Resig (creator of jQuery) has some great interactive excercises: http://ejohn.org/apps/learn/ http://ejohn.org/apps/learn/
chernevik 15y ago
I am but an egg, but . . . "Test Driven JavaScript Development", Chris Johansen, might serve. Not many exercises, but it walks through some of the core JavaScript principles, using tests as a learning / exploring device. "Here's a test showing how the << this >> keyword works." It also walks through several examples of test driven development, touching on design principles as it goes. It does a great job of walking through the practicalities forcing some design choices, and the implications of the alternatives. I came away from this with a much better grasp of JavaScript, development process, and design principles generally. I don't think I've gotten more from any single book. But I'm a newbie still trying to learn these things. More experienced folks may find the book tiresome.

by Yhippa 15y ago

eurohacker 15y ago

havent heard of any

kenjackson 15y ago

Read Eloquent Javascript. Has exercises built into the webpages.

Apocryphon 15y ago
Definitely a great book. Telling someone to just "build something" seems a bit much. Exploratory learning is good and all, but newbies need structure before they can try walking.
- Taft 15y ago
  I'm currently learning Python and I can't agree more. There's a lot of macho-IRC-dweller attitude on the internet when it comes to learning a new language. People take the "If you teach a man to fish" argument to the extreme and end up confusing/discouraging people in search of some guide, some map to show them the way. No, documentation doesn't count when you can't read a lick of code. That said, I'm currently reading Learning Python the Hard Way, which pushes you through a lot of information, step-by-step but not patronizing, and teaches you not only code, but how to be organized and on top of your code.
  - Apocryphon 15y ago
    Eloquent JavaScript is comparable in that it's a book that has plenty of explanatory code snippets, but plenty of code exercises as well, and isn't a cookbook for web programming, but rather teaches the language for what it is. No jQuery/CoffeeScript stuff here, just straight-up JS as a language.

nwhitehead 15y ago

I just put up an interactive javascript tutorial. It starts simple then builds up to passing around functions, closures, continuations. Give it a try and let me know what you think. http://nathansjslessons.appspot.com/ http://nathansjslessons.appspot.com/

YokYok 15y ago
I went through half an hour before I read your comment. My internet is a small world. And I liked it.
Yhippa 15y ago
Nathan, great tutorial! This is why I love HN. It reminds me of some of the interactive Ruby tutorials I've done. You've really got something going here.

dave1010uk 15y ago

John Resig (creator of jQuery) has some great interactive excercises: http://ejohn.org/apps/learn/ http://ejohn.org/apps/learn/

chernevik 15y ago

I am but an egg, but . . . "Test Driven JavaScript Development", Chris Johansen, might serve. Not many exercises, but it walks through some of the core JavaScript principles, using tests as a learning / exploring device. "Here's a test showing how the << this >> keyword works." It also walks through several examples of test driven development, touching on design principles as it goes. It does a great job of walking through the practicalities forcing some design choices, and the implications of the alternatives. I came away from this with a much better grasp of JavaScript, development process, and design principles generally. I don't think I've gotten more from any single book. But I'm a newbie still trying to learn these things. More experienced folks may find the book tiresome.