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Welcome to the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject JavaScript|WikiProject JavaScript]] Reference library''' of magazines, books, websites, and other publications. It is intended to help editors find knowledge published in reliable sources about JavaScript, its various components, and programs written in JavaScript.

== Online sources ==

* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript JavaScript] on the [https://developer.mozilla.org Mozilla Developer Network]
* [https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/JavaScript Wikiversity JavaScript lessons] – learning materials on JavaScript, collaboratively written by the community
* [https://tc39.es/ecma262/ The ECMAScript Specification] – the latest version

=== Articles ===

* ''[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/About_JavaScript About JavaScript]''
* ''[https://medium.com/javascript-scene/composing-software-an-introduction-27b72500d6ea Composing Software: An Introduction]''
* ''[https://www.thinkful.com/learn/javascript-best-practices-1/ JavaScript Best Practices - Part 1]''
* ''[https://www.thinkful.com/learn/javascript-best-practices-2/ JavaScript Best Practices - Part 2]''
* ''[https://sharkysoft.com/archive/1997/jsa/content/039.html JavaScript Terminology For Beginners]'' – 5 key features of the language (variables, functions, objects, properties, methods)
* ''[https://medium.com/javascript-scene/learn-to-code-13-tips-that-could-save-you-years-of-effort-92ce799a3e1f Learn to Code: 13 Tips that Could Save You Years of Effort]'' – #1 Forget university programs, #2 Start with JavaScript, etc.
* ''[https://medium.com/javascript-scene/the-two-pillars-of-javascript-ee6f3281e7f3 The Two Pillars of JavaScript — Part 1: How to Escape the 7th Circle of Hell]'' – article by Eric Elliot
* ''[https://medium.com/javascript-scene/the-two-pillars-of-javascript-pt-2-functional-programming-a63aa53a41a4 The Two Pillars of JavaScript — Part 2: Functional Programming. How to Stop Micromanaging Everything]'' – article by Eric Elliot
* ''[https://medium.com/javascript-scene/the-single-biggest-mistake-programmers-make-every-day-62366b432308 The Single Biggest Mistake Programmers Make Every Day]''
* ''[http://alistapart.com/article/why-mutation-can-be-scary Why Mutation Can Be Scary]'' – objects are mutable in JavaScript, which can lead to problems.
* ''[http://alistapart.com/article/coding-with-clarity Coding with Clarity]'' – source code should be easy to read, understand, and modify.
* ''[http://alistapart.com/article/what-i-talk-about-when-i-talk-about-sorting What I Talk About When I Talk About Sorting: Untangling Array#sort]''
* ''[http://alistapart.com/article/javascript-for-web-designers JavaScript for Web Designers: DOM Scripting]''
* ''[http://alistapart.com/article/making-your-javascript-pure Making your JavaScript Pure]''
* ''[http://alistapart.com/article/prototypal-object-oriented-programming-using-javascript Prototypal Object-Oriented Programming using JavaScript]''
* ''[http://alistapart.com/article/interaction-is-an-enhancement Interaction Is an Enhancement]''
* ''[http://javascriptissexy.com/understand-javascripts-this-with-clarity-and-master-it/ Understand JavaScript’s “this” With Clarity, and Master It]''

=== Bibliographies ===

* ''[http://jstherightway.org/ JavaScript the Right Way]'' – extensive bibliography of online resources (links) for JavaScript, arranged by subject (Web/article directory)

=== E-books ===

==== Online books (linked web-page format) ====

* ''[http://exploringjs.com/es2016-es2017/index.html Exploring ES2016 and ES2017]'' – what's new in ECMAScript 2016 and ECMAScript 2017 (ECMAScript is the standard specification that JavaScript follows)
* ''[https://google.github.io/styleguide/jsguide.html Google JavaScript Style Guide]'' – Google’s coding standards for source code in JavaScript
* ''[http://read.humanjavascript.com/ch00-foreword.html Human JavaScript]'' – "tools, patterns, and approaches optimized for people"
* ''[http://bonsaiden.github.io/JavaScript-Garden/ JavaScript Garden]'' – collection of tips and documentation on JavaScript's quirks
* ''[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide JavaScript Guide]'' – programmer's manual, from the [[Mozilla Developer Network]]
* ''[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference JavaScript reference]'' – describes the language in detail. From the [[Mozilla Developer Network]].
* [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/JavaScript JavaScript WikiBook] – community-written introductory-level book on JavaScript, from [[Wikibooks]]
* ''[http://jqfundamentals.com/legacy/ jQuery Fundamentals]'' – overview of the jQuery JavaScript library, which teaches the beginner to use it to program basic tasks
* ''[https://addyosmani.com/resources/essentialjsdesignpatterns/book/ Learning JavaScript Design Patterns]'' – reusable solutions for commonly occurring problems
* ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Darcourse/Books/Programming_with_JavaScript Programming with JavaScript]'' - an advanced JavaScript WikiBook by JonMark Perry
* ''[http://speakingjs.com/es5/ Speaking JavaScript: An In-depth Guide for Programmers]'' – assumes you already know another object-oriented programming language. Covers ECMAScript 5.
* ''[https://leanpub.com/understandinges6/read Understanding ECMAScript 6]'' – covers the core of the language in greater depth, and explains the differences between ECMAScript5 and ECMAScript6.
* [https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS/blob/master/README.md You Don't Know JS book series] – released as drafts by their author, Kyle Simpson (getify), on github:
** ''[https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS/blob/master/up%20&%20going/README.md#you-dont-know-js-up--going You Don't Know JS: Up & Going]''
** ''[https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS/blob/master/types%20&%20grammar/README.md#you-dont-know-js-types--grammar You Don't Know JS: Types & Grammar]''
** ''[https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS/blob/master/scope%20&%20closures/README.md#you-dont-know-js-scope--closures You Don't Know JS: Scope & Closures]''
** ''[https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS/blob/master/this%20&%20object%20prototypes/README.md#you-dont-know-js-this--object-prototypes You Don't Know JS: this & Object Prototypes]''
** ''[https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS/blob/master/async%20&%20performance/README.md#you-dont-know-js-async--performance You Don't Know JS: Async & Performance]''
** ''[https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS/blob/master/es6%20&%20beyond/README.md#you-dont-know-js-es6--beyond You Don't Know JS: ES6 & Beyond]''

==== Downloadable e-books ====

* ''[http://eloquentjavascript.net/ Eloquent JavaScript, Second Edition]'' ([http://eloquentjavascript.net/Eloquent_JavaScript.pdf pdf]) – introduction to both JavaScript and programming in general, for beginners
* [https://ia800308.us.archive.org/29/items/JavascriptAllonge/JavascriptAllonge.pdf JavaScript Allongé (ES5)] – explains the language, and how it works, with a focus on functions
* ''[http://jsforcats.com/ JavaScript for Cats]'' ([http://jsforcats.com/javascript-for-cats.pdf pdf]) – easy for humans too
* ''[https://github.com/spencertipping/js-in-ten-minutes/blob/master/js-in-ten-minutes.pdf JavaScript in Ten Minutes]'' – Overview of the advanced features, for programmers who know some JavaScript
* ''[https://github.com/raganwald/javascript-spessore/blob/master/published/javascript-spessore.pdf JavaScript Spessore]'' – developing apps with a focus on objects and metaobjects
* ''[https://www.gitbook.com/book/gitbookio/javascript/details Learn JavaScript]'' – covers the very basics of JavaScript

=== Glossaries ===

* ''[https://www.codecademy.com/articles/glossary-javascript Codecademy JavaScript Glossary]''
* ''[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary MDN JavaScript Glossary]'' (extensive, link-intensive)
* ''[http://jargon.js.org/ Simplified JavaScript Jargon]'' – with brief definitions, and links to more in-depth explanations.

=== News ===
* http://www.echojs.com/
* https://cooperpress.com/ publishes JavaScript newsletters
* http://www.webplatformdaily.org/
* http://www.flippinawesome.org/category/news/best-of/ weekly list

=== On-line courses ===

* ''[[freeCodeCamp]]'' ([https://www.freecodecamp.com/map site]) – non-profit interactive learning web platform to make learning web development including JavaScript accessible to anyone.
* ''[[Khan Academy]]'' ([https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming JS courses]) – non-profit educational organization with the mission "to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere", by providing free video courses and instructional materials online.

=== Study guides ===

* ''[http://javascriptissexy.com/how-to-learn-javascript-properly/ How to Learn JavaScript Properly]'' – provides study guides for beginner and experienced JavaScript programmers, listing many resources

=== Tutorials ===

* ''[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/A_re-introduction_to_JavaScript A re-introduction to JavaScript (JS tutorial)]'' – when you are ready for a second go.
* ''[https://www.freecodecamp.com/map#nested-collapseBasicJavaScript Basic JavaScript]'' – freeCodeCamp's 10-hour JavaScript learning track
* ''[https://javascript.info/ The Modern JavaScript Tutorial]'' – from beginning to advanced.
* ''[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Introduction_to_Object-Oriented_JavaScript Introduction to Object-Oriented JavaScript]'' – from the [[Mozilla Developer Network]]
* ''[https://www.w3schools.com/js/ JavaScript Tutorial]'' – from w3schools.com
* ''[http://htmldog.com/guides/javascript/ JavaScript tutorials]'' – beginner, intermediate, and advanced, from HTML Dog
* [http://jqfundamentals.com/ ''jQuery Fundamentals'' tutorial] – tutorial with built-in editor, and examples that the reader can experiment with

=== Videos ===

* [https://www.youtube.com/user/jsconfeu JSConf's YouTube channel]
* ''[https://github.com/AllThingsSmitty/must-watch-javascript Must-Watch JavaScript]'' – collection of links to well-received talks covering a wide-spectrum of JavaScript-related topics, listed by year.

== Printed publications ==

=== Books ===

* ''[https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Beginning+JavaScript%2C+5th+Edition-p-9781118903742 Beginning JavaScript, 5th-edition], Jeremy McPeak and Paul Winton, John Wiley & Sons, 2015, {{ISBN|978-1-118-90374-2}}
* ''[https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/program/Chinnathambi-Java-Script-Absolute-Beginner-s-Guide/PGM334353.html JavaScript Absolute Beginner’s Guide]'', Kirupa Chinnathambi, Pearson Education, 2017, {{ISBN|978-0-7897-5806-4}}
* {{cite book | title = JavaScript: The Good Parts |ISBN=978-0-596-51774-8 | oclc =192027457 | publisher = O'Reilly | year = 2008 | url = http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596517748/ }}.
* ''JavaScript Application Design: A Build First approach'', Nicolas G. Bevacqua, Manning Publications, 2015. {{ISBN|9781617291951}}, 344 pages

=== Periodicals ===

== By subject ==

=== Machine learning ===

==== Articles ====
* [https://burakkanber.com/blog/machine-learning-in-other-languages-introduction/ Machine Learning in Javascript: Introduction]
* [https://tutorialzine.com/2017/04/10-machine-learning-examples-in-javascript 10 Machine Learning Examples in JavaScript]

==== Slide shows ====
* [https://harthur.github.io/txjs-slides/ Machine Learning for JavaScript Hackers] (slide show)

==== Demos ====
* [http://playground.tensorflow.org/ Tenserflow Playground] – includes a small library to power the playground
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==== Development environments ====
* [http://deepforge.org/ DeepForge] – modern development environment for deep learning

==== Libraries ====
* [https://github.com/BrainJS/brain.js brain.js] – library of Neural Networks written in JavaScript.
* [http://joonku.com/project/machine_learning machine_learning] – machine learning library for Node.js

=== Natural language processing ===

== See also ==

* [[Draft:Outline of JavaScript]] – JavaScript articles arranged hierarchically by subject classification. Under development.
** [[Draft:Outline of JavaScript#Further reading]] – lists a bunch of websites with free information on JavaScript, arranged by learner's level.
* [[Index of JavaScript-related articles]] – alphabetical list of all JavaScript-related articles in Wikipedia.

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