Javascript E-books

[nair]

I found some really great python E-books recently for learning my first programming language. I did that a few weeks ago mostly for fun, but now realize that I actually NEED to learn Javascript for work. I am basically a complete beginner, only having dabbled in some python code, and I am looking for some recommended and hopefully free E-book material for learning Javascript (again, I am a programming novice). I couldn't find any material for Javascript mentioned in the stickies and have therefore only come across what comes up on my preliminary google searches. One website I found that looked pretty decent was: http://www.ebooks-space.com/ebooks/JavaScript.html

[dv3500ea]

I couldn't find any material for Javascript mentioned in the stickies
Look at this thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=333867&page=7
( Post #68 )

[nair]

I've been able to find one E-book so far: Simply Javascript. None were in the sticky that I could find.

[dv3500ea]

http://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp is probably the best resource for learning javascript, although it is specifically geared towards DHTML rather than the core lanuage. It contains a good tutorial and also has a useful reference of the built in objects and the HTML DOM.

It doesn't necessarily promote good practices, but to check your code you can use jslint (http://www.jslint.com/).

I'm not sure whether you would class it as an ebook - the definition is quite fuzzy. You can read it online but it doesn't have any downloads.

[lordhaworth]

Dont know how good they are though

http://www.onlinecomputerbooks.com/free-javascript-books.php

http://www.freebookcentre.net/Web/Free-Java-Script-Books-Download.html

[myrtle1908]

http://eloquentjavascript.net/