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Ask HN: Resources for a beginner JavaScript developer?

13 points by samayshamdasani ↗ HN
Hey,

I'm a 16 year old JS developer and I want to build more advanced apps. (React, Vue, Node, bots, ML, etc.)

Could you recommend some resources that I could get started with?

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matbram
http://javascriptissexy.com/

https://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-JQuery-Interactive-Front-E...

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/JavaScript

https://www.amazon.com/Eloquent-JavaScript-Modern-Introducti...

http://jstherightway.org/

Most importantly, it's not hard to learn a new language, but you do want to make sure you learn and apply best practices.

Pickup a couple of those books maybe (also there are online versions of most of those available for free. I do like physical books, but that's just me), read them and practice every day.

pards
Learn other languages, too.

  * A functional language
  * An object-oriented language
  * A scripting language
JavaScript wins the web front-end because it's the only feasible option but there are many other fantastic languages out there that, when properly understood, will make you a better developer in whatever language you choose to "major" in.
Philomath
I really recoment the tutorials from:

https://nodeschool.io/

They are run from the command line, they will make you think and they have from super simple tutorials to more complex stuff. You can also learn the ES6 syntax or other fancy things when you know enough javascript.

19eightyfour
Unfortunately I don't know about the list you have, but if you are interested in one good way to approach JS basics (not suggesting you don't know the basics -- am saying I found the following resource useful for the basics, which help with building more advanced apps): JavaScript: the good parts talk is a useful resource, IMHO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQVTIJBZook