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Ask HN: Readings to more deeply understand JavaScript?
I’m looking for recommended readings to more deeply understand JavaScript. In particular, things like Cloudflare Workers, their internals, build systems, etc.
I’ve been coding in JS for years, but would like to dive a bit deeper into the ecosystem around it.
- Raed667 4y agoBuild things, get stuck, read the docs, build more things, repeat.
- sieabahlpark 4y ago
- alexdowad 4y agoIf you want to know JS deeply, I think reading the EcmaScript language specification is a very good step. I've read through it before; it's quite long but not overly difficult reading. Studying the source code for a JS implementation is also a good step. QuickJS is a good one.
- e1g 4y agoFor JS in general: anything from https://2ality.com https://2ality.com - articles, books, walk-throughs, etc. Axel is thorough and systemically reconstructs complex topics from core building blocks. For Cloudflare Workers specifically: first, learn regular Web Workers, then read everything from kentonv who's the tech lead for CF Workers, and a user here. He's written many (disjointed) pieces on Workers both here on HN and on the CF community board. Additionally, Cloudflare Developers Discord (https://discord.com/invite/cloudflaredev https://discord.com/invite/cloudflaredev) has a very active channel for Workers with people discussing implementation details and edge cases.
- hnthrow10282910 4y agoThanks a lot!
- majortennis 4y agoanything by kyle simpson