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▐ An awesome list limited to the best JavaScript learning resources

This list is mainly about JavaScript - the language. Not about APIs, tooling, frameworks or other aspects of todays JavaScript ecosystem.

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Contents

- JavaScript References (#javascript-references)
- Articles & Tutorials (#articles--tutorials)
- Free eBooks (#free-ebooks)
- Books (#books)
- Blogs (#blogs)
- Videos (#videos)
- Interactive learning (#interactive-learning)
- ES6 and above (#es6-and-above)
- DOM related (#dom-related)
- Node.js (#nodejs)
- Related (#related)

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JavaScript References

- MDN (https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference) - Simply the most extensive and up to date language reference.
- DevDocs (http://devdocs.io/javascript) - Search MDN comfortably. Even offline.
- JavaScript Notes & Reference (https://wesbos.com/javascript) - Detailed reference with code examples. Divided into topics covering basic and advanced subjects.
- Simplified JavaScript Jargon (http://jargon.js.org) - Glossary which explains all the buzzwords from the JavaScript eco system.
- Functional Programming Jargon (https://functional.works-hub.com/blog/Functional-Programming-Jargon) - Explains terms used in functional programming in the JavaScript context.
- ECMAScript® Language Specification (http://ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm) - The standard JavaScript is based on. Only for very advanced learners.

Articles & Tutorials

Overall Topics

- A re-introduction to JavaScript (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/A_re-introduction_to_JavaScript) - Compact introduction covering types, variables, operators, control structures, functions and closures.
- JavaScript.info (http://javascript.info) - A modern tutorial from the basics to advanced topics with simple, but detailed explanations.
- Glossary of Modern JavaScript Concepts: Part 1 (https://auth0.com/blog/glossary-of-modern-javascript-concepts/) - Learn the fundamentals of functional programming, reactive programming, and functional reactive programming in JavaScript.
- Glossary of Modern JavaScript Concepts: Part 2 (https://auth0.com/blog/glossary-of-modern-javascript-concepts-part-2/) -  Explains concepts like scope and closures, data flow, change detection, components, compilation, tree shaking.
- Robust Client-Side JavaScript (https://molily.de/robust-javascript/) - Guide focused on writing robust code by describing possible failures and explaining how to prevent them.

*MDN offers a lot of other guides (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide) for every level of knowledge to dig deeper.

Single Topics

- JavaScript Closures Demystified (https://www.sitepoint.com/javascript-closures-demystified/) - Covering closures. From basics to use cases. Has useful comments.
- Understanding Hoisting (https://scotch.io/tutorials/understanding-hoisting-in-javascript) - Detailed explanation of the concept of hoisting in JavaScript.
- Array operations (https://danmartensen.svbtle.com/javascripts-map-reduce-and-filter) - Covering the usefulness of Array's map, reduce, and filter methods.
- Promises (http://www.sohamkamani.com/blog/2016/08/28/incremenal-tutorial-to-promises/) - Learning promises step by step.
- Async/Await (https://hackernoon.com/6-reasons-why-javascripts-async-await-blows-promises-away-tutorial-c7ec10518dd9) - Tutorial showing the advantages of consuming Promises via async functions.
- Pure functions (https://medium.com/javascript-scene/master-the-javascript-interview-what-is-a-pure-function-d1c076bec976) - Answers the question »What is a Pure Function?« epicly.
- Using Fetch (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Fetch_API/Using_Fetch) - Describes thoroughly how to use the Fetch API to receive and send data. 
- Chrome DevTools (https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/) - Everything you need to know about the debugging tools built into Google Chrome.

Free eBooks

- Eloquent JavaScript (http://eloquentjavascript.net) - Covering the language and runtime specifics.
- You Don't Know JS (book series) (https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS) - Series of books diving deep into language.
- Speaking JavaScript (http://speakingjs.com) - In-depth guide beginning with the basics.
- JavaScript Design Patterns (http://addyosmani.com/resources/essentialjsdesignpatterns/book/) - Classical and JavaScript specific design patterns.
- Mostly Adequate Guide to Functional Programming (https://mostly-adequate.gitbooks.io/mostly-adequate-guide/) - Excellent primer to functional programming using JavaScript.
- Functional-Light JavaScript (https://github.com/getify/Functional-Light-JS) - This book explores the core principles of functional programming (FP) as they are applied to JavaScript.

Books

Thin books which you can get through in a few days.

- JavaScript: The Good Parts (http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596517748.do) - Classic material which still has relevance.
- The Principles of Object-Oriented JavaScript (https://www.nostarch.com/oojs) - Comprehensible, especially interesting for people with a class based OOP background.
- JavaScript Enlightenment (http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920027713.do) - Will solidify your understanding of the language.
- Testing JavaScript Applications (https://www.manning.com/books/testing-javascript-applications) - A complete guide for JavaScript testing tools and techniques.
- The Joy of JavaScript (https://www.manning.com/books/the-joy-of-javascript) - A book covering advanced language features like Iterators and Generators.

Blogs

- ②ality (http://www.2ality.com) - Language features and APIs well explained by author and trainer Dr. Axel Rauschmayer.
- Pony Foo (https://ponyfoo.com) - Detailed and high quality posts from Nicolás Bevacqua all related to JavaScript.

Videos

- == ? === ??? ...#@^% (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGyqzN0bjhc) - Basic talk about type coercion and strict type comparison.
- FunFunFunction (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO1cgjhGzsSYb1rsB4bFe4Q) - Educational plus entertaining YouTube show covering language features as well as architectural topics amongst others. 
- What the heck is the event loop anyway? 
(http://latentflip.com/loupe/?code=JC5vbignYnV0dG9uJywgJ2NsaWNrJywgZnVuY3Rpb24gb25DbGljaygpIHsKICAgIHNldFRpbWVvdXQoZnVuY3Rpb24gdGltZXIoKSB7CiAgICAgICAgY29uc29sZS5sb2coJ1lvdSBjbGlja2VkIHRoZSBidXR0b24hJyk7ICAgIAogICAgfSwgMjAwMCk7Cn0pOwoKY29uc29sZS5
sb2coIkhpISIpOwoKc2V0VGltZW91dChmdW5jdGlvbiB0aW1lb3V0KCkgewogICAgY29uc29sZS5sb2coIkNsaWNrIHRoZSBidXR0b24hIik7Cn0sIDUwMDApOwoKY29uc29sZS5sb2coIldlbGNvbWUgdG8gbG91cGUuIik7!!!PGJ1dHRvbj5DbGljayBtZSE8L2J1dHRvbj4%3D) - Awesome talk about the way 
JavaScript works, and a tool for exploring the callstack.
- Become a JavaScript Console Power-User (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mf_yNLlgic) - Introduction to the browsers JavaScript console.
- Debugging The Web (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF1luRD4Qmk) - Learn state of the art in debugging using Chrome dev tools.

- Promises Are So Passé (https://vimeo.com/181328943) - Talk that shows where async goes next, why it matters, and what you need to do to put it into practice today.
- Learning Functional Programming with JavaScript (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-5obm1G_FY) - Talk containing the best explanation of map/reduce.
- Understand JavaScript's this Keyword in Depth (https://egghead.io/courses/understand-javascript-s-this-keyword-in-depth) - 18 minutes divided into 8 short videos to wrap you head around this.

Interactive learning

- Udacity Introduction to JavaScript (https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-javascript--cd2073) - They also offer more advanced courses.
- Code School (https://www.codeschool.com/learn/javascript) - From Basics to Best Practices. Different courses related to JavaScript.
- Functional programming (http://reactivex.io/learnrx/) - Learn basic principles of functional programming in an interactive way by using map, filter, concatAll, reduce and zip.
- JavaScript30 (https://javascript30.com) - Video course with 30 small and self-contained tutorials to build neat little things with plain JavaScript.
- Learn JavaScript Online (https://learnjavascript.online) - Interactive JavaScript course with spaced repetiton flashcards app.
- Exercism JavaScript Track (https://exercism.io/tracks/javascript) - Exercism provides individual practice and mentor-based learning for free.

ES6 and above

- Exploring ES6 (http://exploringjs.com/es6.html) - Good introduction with in-depth chapters.
- Exploring ES2016 and ES2017 (http://exploringjs.com/es2016-es2017.html) - Follow up of »Exploring ES6«.
- ES6 Overview (https://ponyfoo.com/articles/es6) - Bullet point overview including in-depth articles.
- ES6 Katas (http://es6katas.org) - Learn ES6 by solving unit test online.
- Practical ES6 (https://github.com/mjavascript/practical-es6) - eBook with practical examples and advices.
- 30 seconds of code (https://github.com/Chalarangelo/30-seconds-of-code) - Useful ES6 snippets that you can understand in 30 seconds or less.
- What's the difference between JavaScript and ECMAScript? (https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/whats-the-difference-between-javascript-and-ecmascript-cba48c73a2b5/) - Clears the confusion about ES6 and JavaScript.

DOM related

- DOM Enlightenment (https://domenlightenment.com/) - A whole book about how to access and manipulate the DOM without a library.
- You Might Not Need jQuery (http://youmightnotneedjquery.com) - Get plain JavaScript code snippets (and see their jQuery equivalents).
- Traversing the DOM with JavaScript (https://zellwk.com/blog/dom-traversals/) - A tutorial featuring native methods to traverse the DOM.

Node.js

- The Art of Node (https://github.com/maxogden/art-of-node#readme) - Introductory tutorial covering the basics. 
- NodeSchool (https://nodeschool.io) - Interactive self guided workshops you can also do on your own.
- Node Patterns (http://nodepatternsbooks.com) - Short books about code and networking patterns related to Node.js.
- Learn Node (https://learnnode.com) - A premium training course to learn to build apps with Node.js, Express, MongoDB.

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