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Ask HN: Any good JavaScript books?

3 points by ygd_coder ↗ HN
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

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mechanical_fish
After you figure out that your criteria are too exclusive you should go buy a copy of Crockford's Javascript: The Good Parts. ;)
ygd_coder
But I only have two criteria. ;)

Does it atleast have the assignments?

mahmud
Pro Javascript by John Resig.

jQuery, it's better than some mainstream languages; use it and love it.

simplegeek
I found these immensely useful a) PPK on JavaScript b)JavaScript the good parts c) JavaScript: the definitive guide.
bluebird
If you want to learn correct JavaScript the only choice is "JavaScript: The Best Parts" by Douglas Crockford on O'Reilly.