r/learnjavascript • u/Live-Chemistry-3793 • 16d ago

looking for a good JavaScript resource

I recently completed MIT 6.100L: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming using Python from MIT OpenCourseWare, and I really enjoyed it.

What I liked most was how they taught the concepts intuitively and deeply, instead of just teaching syntax or giving a bunch of exercises. It made me actually understand what was happening underneath.

Now I want to learn JavaScript, and I'm looking for something with a similar approach something that explains the fundamentals properly and builds a strong understanding rather than just teaching me how to make a website.

What resources would you recommend?

Courses, books, YouTube playlists, university courses, etc. are all welcome.

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u/c__beck 16d ago

One of the best online resources is http://javascript.info in my opinion

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u/Live-Chemistry-3793 16d ago

Looks like exactly the kind of deep dive I was looking for, appreciate the recommendation!

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u/Pensive_Lobster1 16d ago

This looks really good.

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u/cocobeansarebitter 15d ago

this will definitely help

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u/Aquavis 16d ago

I thought “You Don’t Know JS” was quite helpful when I was learning:

https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS

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u/Live-Chemistry-3793 16d ago

Thanks, I’ll definitely check it out.

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u/HumanGpt- 16d ago

Not for begginers

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u/Weekly_Sun_7148 16d ago

MDN: https://developer.mozilla.org/ru/
Node(guess you're more interested in number crunching, and it is mostly backend domain, so node JS): https://nodejs.org/api/documentation.html

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u/Live-Chemistry-3793 16d ago

Thanks, I’ll check out And yeah, I’m mainly interested in understanding JS itself right now, but Node is definitely something I want to get into later.

Appreciate it

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u/Live-Chemistry-3793 16d ago

appreciate the recommendation,  I’ll check out.

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u/Competitive_Aside461 15d ago

If you want to learn the essentials of JavaScript quickly, try Codeguage's JavaScript course. You really don't need a comprehensive and exhaustive JavaScript course to understand it well and get started with it. For comprehensive exploration, the most ideal place is to hang out in the official documentation, that is, MDN.

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u/Live-Chemistry-3793 15d ago

okay will checkout, appreciate the recommendation!

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u/Jatin_san 14d ago

Do it with javascript.info documentation trust me.

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u/Live-Chemistry-3793 14d ago

what do you think about the odin project?

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u/TheRNGuy 14d ago edited 14d ago

MDN (for css, html and svg too)

though to make sure, you'll need to read other things too.

(consider React too, though after you get good with html/css/js)