From it’s extremely humble beginnings - the original specification was created in just 10 days in May 1995 by Brendan Eich - JavaScript has become a top-tier programming language, equally at home on the browser as it is on embedded devices.
The popularity of JavaScript has spawned a vast and confusing array of related technologies, knowledge of which can quickly overwhelm the new coder. For this reason - and because its best to start with the basics - this reading list concentrates on pure JavaScript as it is available today, including the latest, powerful enhancements.
You may notice that unlike the other primary reading lists in this series, this reading list is not yet described as “complete”. That’s because JavaScript is enormous: it will take me a few more years to cover the subject in depth. In it’s current state, this reading list functions as a useful and rapidly growing introduction.
Prerequisites: The HTML and CSS reading lists
Estimated Time: 20 hours
Introduction
Fundamentals
Variables, Constants & Arrays
Selectors
Operands & Operators
Functions
Loops
Math
DOM Manipulation
Strings
Scrolling Effects
Multimedia
Fullscreen, Dialog & Speech APIs
Canvas API
Web Animations API
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