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Ask HN: Any good JavaScript books?
I've seen the cool things that developers are doing with JavaScript. Especially http://sonspring.com/journal/jquery-desktop.
I'm wondering what the best book on the subject is. Just two things:
- It has to be freely downloadable online
- It has to have assignments at the end of the chapter
As for the assignments thing, I think it's really great. It's the best way to show yourself that you learned what you read.
Oh, and if it matters, I know Java and Python.
Edit: formatting
- mechanical_fish 17y agoAfter you figure out that your criteria are too exclusive you should go buy a copy of Crockford's Javascript: The Good Parts. ;)
- gtani 17y agonot too many freely downloadable: http://www.free-emagazine.com/the-javascript-anthology-101-essential-tips-tricks-hacks/ http://www.free-emagazine.com/the-javascript-anthology-101-e... http://ajaxian.com/archives/eloquent-javascript http://ajaxian.com/archives/eloquent-javascript -------------------- http://fecklessmind.com/2009/02/09/top-5-javascript-books/ http://fecklessmind.com/2009/02/09/top-5-javascript-books/ http://www.reddit.com/comments/6y1km/ask_reddit_good_javascript_books_what_do_you/ http://www.reddit.com/comments/6y1km/ask_reddit_good_javascr... usual suspects: Resig. Crockford,
- mahmud 17y agoPro Javascript by John Resig. jQuery, it's better than some mainstream languages; use it and love it.
- seasoup 17y agohttp://ejohn.org/apps/learn/ http://ejohn.org/apps/learn/
- simplegeek 17y agoI found these immensely useful a) PPK on JavaScript b)JavaScript the good parts c) JavaScript: the definitive guide.
- bluebird 17y agoIf you want to learn correct JavaScript the only choice is "JavaScript: The Best Parts" by Douglas Crockford on O'Reilly.
- bluebird 17y agoI am sorry, that was "JavaScript: The Good Parts", http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596517748 http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596517748