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Ask HN: Resources to learn JavaScript in 2014?

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I have played around with Javascript for years. You know the basic stuff. Heck, I even wrote a Basketball scoreboard back in 2004 using plain javascript (the code will probably give you nightmares if I share it). But most of that was using google, w3schools etc. I really want to learn the fundamentals again. Fundamentals of Javascript, not a framework or library. So yes, I have access to Jquery and what not, but want to learn javascript and nothing else. What would you experts recommend in 2014 ?

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3minus1
Crockford's "Javascript: the Good Parts" is what you want. It's short, well-written and introduces a lot of ideas that get you thinking about js on a higher level. It was actually a pretty influential book in getting people to start respecting javascript as a proper language in its own right.

I'd also recommend javascript weekly for articles and news to keep you on the cutting edge.

bking
www.codeacademy.com is a pretty good fundamentals. They also have a community of "advanced" developers with user generated problems to solve once you get past the fundamentals.
malandrew
Eloquent JavaScript for new developers

Crockford's JavaScript The Good Parts for developers coming from another language.

Functional JavaScript by Fogus is excellent and can be read after either.

sehr
In addition to Functional Javascript, Javascript Allonge is a great text focusing on the functional aspects as well.
neduma 

    http://superherojs.com/
    dailyjs.com