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Javascript week
This week, I’m going to learn Javascript. I’m not going to learn everything there is to know in one week, but getting the syntax and writing some basic scripts should be doable.
I learned HTML and CSS through books, tutorials, websites. The way I learned HTML and CSS is through lots of trial and error. There is so much information out there that is wrong (on so many levels) that it takes a long time to filter out the crap and learn which sources can be trusted.
There’s an O’Reilley book (Javascript, The definitive guide) somewhere in our office, which seems like a good starting point. Any others pointers (I’m thinking websites like HTML Dog, but for JS) are welcome.
Quirksmode of course. W3Schools has a nice intro. The most useful article I’ve seen on Javascript lately, Metaprogramming Javascript, is more advanced, but if you’re going to be learning it for a full week, you should get to this point (if you have any previous programming experience).
Since you’re just starting out, I’d advice you to stick to one browser in the beginning. Firefox + Firebug is a killer combo.
December 17th, 2007 at 11:00 ∞No programming experience. I barely know what arrays, objects and variables are.
December 17th, 2007 at 11:04 ∞Here’s some good links:
http://www.jasonbartholme.com/2007/10/12/70-javascript-resources-for-every-web-developer/
This one’s recommended, because it goes a little bit further than most basic tutorials:
December 17th, 2007 at 11:16 ∞http://blog.reindel.com/2007/10/16/mastering-javascript-concept-and-resource-guide/
PPK on Javascript did the trick for me, SitePoint also has some good JS books. 1: http://www.quirksmode.org/book/ 2: http://www.sitepoint.com/books/
December 18th, 2007 at 8:23 ∞A bit more advanced, but I do like Pro JavaScript Techniques a lot: http://www.apress.com/book/view/1590597273
December 19th, 2007 at 10:36 ∞I have been thrown into JavaScript when I started out at my current job and sites like
December 20th, 2007 at 1:09 ∞http://www.java2s.com/ and http://www.w3schools.com/js/ have been very usefull when looking for methods and syntax. Good luck bub!
I always loved the javascript-related articles on dzone.com :)
December 22nd, 2007 at 6:18 ∞If you’re an absolute beginner I’d say start with Domscripting http://domscripting.com/book/
followed by the JS book by Christian Heilmann:
http://www.apress.com/book/view/1590596803
Good luck!
December 26th, 2007 at 10:46 ∞