Ask HN: Resources for a beginner JavaScript developer? 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? |
Ask HN: Resources for a beginner JavaScript developer? 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? |
I like Eloquent Javascript and You Don't Know JS, both free to read online:
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...
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.
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.
* 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.