We asked our campers to share their favorite free resources for new JavaScript developers on Camper News. The list includes some time-tested books as well as podcasts and videos you may not have heard of yet.
Books
Eloquent Javascript is modern introduction to programming and JavaScript by Marijn Haverbeke There is also an annotated version of Eloquent JavaScript byGordon Zhu.
JavaScript for Cats by Max Ogden is an introduction for new programmers that is so easy your human companion could do it too!
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You Don't Know JS is a series of books by Kyle Simpson dive deep into the core mechanisms of the JavaScript language.
Human JavaScript by Henrik Joreteg is a book about a specific set of tools, patterns, and approaches optimized for people.
Speaking JavaScript by Axel Rauschmayer was written to help programmers learn JavaScript quickly and properly, and also to deepen your existing skills and/or look up specific topics.
Exploring ES6 covers ECMAScript 6 in great detail, but is structured so that you can also quickly get an overview if you want to.
Cracking the Coding Interview is the most popular book for preparing for coding interviews at companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft.
JavaScript Allonge by Reginald Braithwaite covers functional programming in JavaScript.
JavaScript Spessore by Reginald Braithwaite is written for the reader who has read JavaScript Allongé. It covers functions, closures, and prototypes.
What is Code? is an interactive essay by Paul Ford on what code is and why it's important.
Professor Frisby's Mostly Adequate Guide to Functional Programming covers functional programming in JavaScript.
Programming JavaScript Applications by Eric Elliot focuses on intermediate JavaScript coding.
Podcasts
JavaScript Jabber is a weekly podcast about JavaScript, including Node.js, Front-End Technologies, Careers, Teams and more.
Five JS Podcast is a weekly five-minute podcast is released every Thursday. You can follow them on Twitter or subscribe withiTunes orRSS.
This Developer's Life delves into different aspects of the life of developers. Patterned after NPR's This American Life, it features interviews and eclectic music.
The CodeNewbie Podcast is podcast with stories from people on their coding journey. New episodes are published every Monday. You can follow them on Twitter @CodeNewbies
Videos
JavaScript: The Good Parts is covered in this YouTube video from its creator, Douglas Crockford.
Level Up Tuts born out of the need for better instructional documentation.
DevTips features weekly videos on the subject of web design and development.
Other Resources
The repl.it project is an online environment for interactively exploring programming languages.
Codewars provides interactive user-submitted coding challenges.
Code Combat lets you practice JavaScript syntax through a live coding strategy game.
jQuery Fundamentals walks you through common problems you'll be able to solve using jQuery.