Re:Ask HN: Best current book to learn JavaScript?
by dec0dedab0de on Thursday June 01, 2017 @01:13PM
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What about someone who is proficient in python, can piece together awful Javascript, has no fundamental understanding of the language structure, and is overwhelmed by all the competing frameworks and build tools.
Lately I just turn to intercooler, but that's not a solution for everything.
Re:Ask HN: Best current book to learn JavaScript?
by abraves10001 on Thursday June 01, 2017 @01:23PM
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I honestly don't know. Maybe read one of the books mentioned here, eloquent or the good parts, and enroll in a course specific to a framework (i got a free subscription to front-end masters, that has a few good courses) and go from there.
Re:Ask HN: Best current book to learn JavaScript?
by babyboy808 on Thursday June 01, 2017 @04:26PM
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I can code ok in basic JavaScript, mostly jQuery, but I don't really understand a lot if I'm being honest.
Are you looking to learn code via JS?
Are you proficient in another language that has similar constructs to JS and just need to understand the nuances?
Are you somebody who has understood JQuery on a low level but never understood what the code was actually doing?
I am sure there are a few more questions along similar veins and I think each one of these questions could be interpreted from the OP and I think all of these have potentially different answers.