Books are great for getting started with a new area because they typically cover it well and start gently introducing the basics. If you are just starting up trying to learn JavaScript this post is just what you’re looking for as it list 10 really good books that will get you started well. The JavaScript books are sorted by difficulty, easy to hard, to help you pick the right books at the right time. Reading books online or as a PDF have become very popular and while it may not be as convenient as having a paperback (unless you have a ebook reader like Kindle) it is quite easy to find stuff because you can simply search it. Some of the books are available as ebooks if that is what you prefer.

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Best JavaScript Book Collection

1. JavaScript Step by Step (link to Amazon paperback)

by Steve Suehring

Yes, this is the first JavaScript ebook that I think you should begin; you do not need to have programming experience to learn this ebook. Throughout its content, you will be taught about the JavaScript programming language step by step with easy-to-follow exercises, examples, codes, … Get ebook here.

2. Beginning JavaScript, 3rd Edition

This ebook released the 3rd edition; and you’re able to learn how to take advantage of native JavaScript objects, manipulate objects and everything else to develop the interactive, robust, and personalized pages using JavaScript. This is also one of step-by-step JavaScript ebooks you should learn.

3. JavaScript: A Beginner’s Guide, Third Edition

by John Pollock

The Third Edition of this ebook is just released recently. From this ebook, you’re able to learn the lastest JavaScript features, how to add interactivity and special effects to Web sites, and work with XHTML Transitional … along with John Pollock through step-by-step tutorials. Get ebook here.

4. Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours

by Michael Moncur

JavaScript is one of the easiest, most straightforward ways to enhance a Web site with interactivity. And Sams shall teach you all everything about the JavaScript programming language by easy-to-understand tutorials. This book includes material on the latest developments in JavaScript and Web scripting. Get ebook here.

5. How To Do Everything With JavaScript

Scott Duffy shall show you how to write basic to advanced JavaScript applications by step-by-step live demos/examples. This JavaScript ebook includes three parts, 15 chapters; give you one fully, friendly, solutions-oriented guide for JavaScript problems.

6. JavaScript Goodies

by Joe Burns & Andree Growney

This JavaScript ebook written from the live demos, step-by-step tutorials and quick examples in www.htmlgoodies.com, to help you to start JavaScript with basics, such as: syntax, variables, events, functions, common errors …

7. JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition

This ebook is divided into three part. You will know about the theory and syntax of JavaScript in the first part, this part includes 22 chapters and covers everything about the JavaScript programming language from statements, functions, objects to arrays, windows and frames. The part two of this book is the Core JavaScript reference. The third part gives you the overview about Server-side JavaScripts, along with W3C DOM properties and functions that will be of interest to both client and server-side coders. Get ebook here.

8. JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook, 2nd edition

In the world of Web 2.0, JavaScript (along with AJAX) and DHTML are the indespensable factors to build an interactive website quickly. And by the support of this JavaScript ebook, you have many solutions to solve the problems on the client side scripting that web developers commonly face. This ebook contains 15 chapters and 3 appendices, includes more than 150 examples for subjects. Get ebook here.

9. Beginning JavaScript and CSS Development with jQuery

by Richard York

jQuery – the best solution (this is my personal only) to reduce the amount of JavaScript code you need to write. In this book, the author shows you how to quickly get started utilizing the JavaScript jQuery framework, through code syntax highlighting system. And from its content, you will learn many basic, interesting concepts about jQuery such as: installation, testing code, handle the array, show, hide, slide, and fade elements with smooth animations and transitions, …

10. JavaScript Programmer’s Reference

by Alexei White

This is last one I want to recommend you, that’s the completed book for the full reference about JavaScript programming language. This is the combination of tutorial book and a reference guide, so you can learn everything about utilizing the JavaScript programming language such as the core features of JavaScript, including types, objects, operators, syntax, and regular expressions, work with function and object, … Besides, you’re able to master methods to use JavaScript with different platforms like Microsoft’s Silverlight, Ajax, Flex, Flash and AIR.

You can buy these JavaScript books from Amazon.com or the website of publishers for the copies of paper easily and quickly, because they’re all very popular books about the JavaScript programming language. Make sure you visit JavaScriptBank.com where you can find a lot useful information on JavaScript and even more inspiration on books to read.

Hope you like this post and that it will help you improve your JavaScript skills.

Author : Cao Phong

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