A Modern Introduction to Programming,
by Marijn Haverbeke
Recommended by Sarah Drasner
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Programming, Technology, and Nonfiction.
Completely revised and updated, this bestselling introduction to Programming, in JavaScript focuses on writing real applications.Eloquent JavaScript dives into the JavaScript language to show programmers how to write elegant, effective JavaScript code. Like any good Programming, book, Eloquent JavaScript begins with fundamentalsvariables, control ...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Programming, Technology, and Nonfiction.
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Sarah Drasner
“Great question! I like the @YDKJS series by Kyle Simpson, also Eloquent JavaScript is a great book these are good for understanding vanilla JS, and then from there learning other tools is a little easier.”
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