Javascript tips: include links to good js guides

[josephjclark]

The Javascript Tips page should include a little preamble about JavaScript, with a few good links to basic Javascript Resources.

It's not our job to teach people JS - but maybe we can at least point beginners in the right direction.

It's been a long time since I learned JavaScript, so tips on good guides would be appreciated.

I'd prefer a short and highly curated list here, with maybe one series of video tutorials, a couple of links to free guides, and maybe one link to an online course.

Oh and we should definitely link to MDN as the definitive reference.

[christad92]

I used javascriptissexy.com very early on and still one of my favourite reference resource for beginners. http://javascriptissexy.com/how-to-learn-javascript-properly/

[josephjclark]

I appreciate the suggestion but it's not been updated for 5 years, has the word "sexy" in the title, and doesn't have a https certificate. I don't think it's appropriate to link directly :(

If he had a book I'd link to that, but I sadly I don't think he does

[elias-ba]

Hey @josephjclark, I usually recommend my students these resources for learning JS:

• MDN Web Docs - As you've mentioned, it's a gold standard for learning web technologies, including JavaScript. The JavaScript Guide is thorough and regularly updated.

• JavaScript.info - This is a free resource that's both a guide and a tutorial, great for understanding the intricacies of the language: http://javascript.info/

• Eloquent JavaScript - This book provides a great mix of theory and practice, and it’s freely available online: https://eloquentjavascript.net/

• FreeCodeCamp - Offers an interactive learning experience with a comprehensive curriculum and practice projects. https://www.freecodecamp.org/

• Codecademy - While it offers paid tiers, beginners can benefit from the free JavaScript course as an interactive introduction to the language: https://www.codecademy.com/learn/introduction-to-javascript

• Wes Bos’s JavaScript30 - For a more hands-on approach with video tutorials that build 30 things in 30 days with vanilla JS: https://javascript30.com/