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Re:Ask HN: Resources for a beginner JavaScript developer? by timdavila on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @03:41PM (#13979955)
Start with the fundamentals!

I like Eloquent Javascript and You Don't Know JS, both free to read online:

http://eloquentjavascript.net

https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS

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Re:Ask HN: Resources for a beginner JavaScript developer? by kaishiro on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @04:08PM (#13980180)
Eloquent JS is one of my all time favorite programming books. I recommend it often.
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Re:Ask HN: Resources for a beginner JavaScript developer? by matbram on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @03:46PM (#13980005)
http://javascriptissexy.com/

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...

http://jstherightway.org/

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.

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Re:Ask HN: Resources for a beginner JavaScript developer? by Philomath on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @05:03PM (#13980680)
I really recoment the tutorials from:

https://nodeschool.io/

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.

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Re:Ask HN: Resources for a beginner JavaScript developer? by 19eightyfour on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @05:13AM (#13984517)
Unfortunately I don't know about the list you have, but if you are interested in one good way to approach JS basics (not suggesting you don't know the basics -- am saying I found the following resource useful for the basics, which help with building more advanced apps): JavaScript: the good parts talk is a useful resource, IMHO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQVTIJBZook

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Re:Ask HN: Resources for a beginner JavaScript developer? by pards on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @04:37PM (#13980435)
Learn other languages, too.

  * 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.
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Re:Ask HN: Resources for a beginner JavaScript developer? by eagerNewb on Friday March 31, 2017 @07:25AM (#14002704)
I would definitely recommend this youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO1cgjhGzsSYb1rsB4bFe4Q
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Re:Ask HN: Resources for a beginner JavaScript developer? by darth_mastah on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @05:58PM (#13981107)
Respect. https://frontendmasters.com/ should give you a good start. There's a fee but well worth it. I would recommend Douglas Crockford and Kyle Simpson for a start.
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