Note that the basics only seem simple. Speaking JS covers them, but also (as optional reading) exposes many of the mechanisms behind them. For example: [1]. Th

Note that the basics only seem simple. Speaking JS covers them, but also (as optional reading) exposes many of the mechanisms behind them. For example: [1]. The book explains the complete language. I consider functional programming more of a (fascinating and important!) meta-topic; worthy even of dedicated books [2] and beyond the scope of Speaking JS. [1] http://speakingjs.com/es5/ch18.html#_array_indices_in_detail http://speakingjs.com/es5/ch18.html#_array_indices_in_detail [2] “Functional JavaScript” by Michael Fogus. http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920028857.do http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920028857.do