Javascript – ranked as the 8th most popular programming language in the world (based on the TIOBE index as of March 2016 – Source), there’s really nothing to lose learning this amazing programming language. The possibilities is endless and with so much freely available tutorials and resources out there, learning it should never been an issue for anyone. JAVA in the other hand is ranked #1 using the same source above.
In this post, we covered 19 free Javascript ebooks & resources, majority of them are freely available as online reading only. Popular ebook formats are available but needs to be purchased. If you feel that the information is beneficial and helps you in various ways, try and help the author by purchasing them. Most of the items listed here accept contributions, so if you’re a seasoned programmer and have any tips or tricks to share, feel free to get the ideas moving. The sites listed below usually have various contact details that you can use.
Happy learning and happy coding. Don’t forget that coffee!
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- Building Backbone.js Applications by Addy Osmani – Online reading only (HTML), 16 Chapters
- Book on Building Front-End Web Apps with Plain JavaScript by Gerd Wagner – Online reading only (HTML), 23 Chapters
- DOM Enlightenment by Cody Lindley – Online reading only (HTML), 12 Chapters
- Eloquent JavaScript (Second Edition) by Marijn Haverbeke – Online reading only (HTML) – English, Bulgarian, Portuguese & Russian, 21 Chapters
- HTML 5 Shoot ’em Up in an Afternoon by Bryan Bibat – Online reading only (HTML), 11 Chapters
- Human Javascript by @HenrikJoreteg – Online reading only (HTML), 15 Chapters
- JavaScript Allongé (ES5) by Reg ‘raganwald’ Braithwaite – Online reading only (HTML), 12 Chapters
- Learning JavaScript Design Patterns by Addy Osmani – Online reading only (HTML), 16 Chapters
- JavaScript For Cats by Maxwell Ogden (@denormalize) – Online reading only (HTML), 12 Chapters
- Javascript Garden by Ivo Wetzel, Zhang Yi Jiang & Tim Ruffles – Online reading only (HTML), 6 Chapters
- JavaScript Spessore by Reginald “raganwald” Braithwaite – Online reading only (HTML), 11 Chapters
- jQuery Trickshots by Tutorialzine – PDF, EPUB, Kindle & Examples in HTML (requires email), 125 pages (PDF)
- Learn Javascript by Gitbook.com – PDF, EPUB, Kindle & Online reading (HTML), 8 Chapters
- Programming JavaScript Applications by Eric Elliott – Online reading only (HTML), 10 Chapters
- Single Page Apps in Depth by Mixu – PDF, EPUB, Kindle & Online Viewing (HTML), 5 Chapters
- Speaking Javascript by Dr. Axel Rauschmayer – Online reading only (HTML), 33 Chapters
- The JavaScript Tutorial by Ilya Kantor – Online reading only (HTML), 7 Chapters
- Understanding ECMAScript 6 by Nicholas C. Zakas – Online reading only (HTML), 14 Chapters
- Your First Meteor Application by David Turnbull – PDF (requires email), Online reading only (HTML), 15 Chapters
Shed some light on how to improve the structure of your web applications, opening doors to what will hopefully be more maintainable, readable applications in your future.
This book shows how to build front-end web applications with plain JavaScript, not using any (third-party) framework or library. Comes with the complete JavaScript code of 6 example apps, having 8,658 lines of code.
Exploring the relationship between JavaScript and the modern HTML DOM.
A Modern Introduction to Programming
Learn (or teach) the basics of Game Programming with this free Phaser tutorial.
Build powerfully simple browser apps.
A long pull of functions, combinators, & decorators.
Design patterns are reusable solutions to commonly occurring problems in software design. They are both exciting and a fascinating topic to explore in any programming language.
An introduction for new programmers. So easy your human companion could do it too!
Growing collection of documentation about the most quirky parts of the JavaScript programming language.
A thick shot of objects, metaobjects & protocols.
100 advanced jQuery techniques, developed over the years, presented as easy to understand tips.
This book will teach you the basics of programming and Javascript.
Designed to build on your existing knowledge and discuss JavaScript features and techniques that will make your code easier to work with over time.
It’s not an API reference on a particular framework, rather, the focus is on discussing patterns, implementation choices and decent practices.
An in-depth guide for programmers.
HTML5 is great. jQuery is cool. Node.JS is awesome. Base them on the solid, powerful basement of pure JavaScript and you can rock the web! 😉
The JavaScript core language features are defined in a standard called ECMA-262. The language defined in this standard is called ECMAScript, of which the JavaScript in the browser and Node.js environments are a superset.
Build modern, real-time web applications for both desktop and mobile platforms.
