You Don't Know JS
Kyle Simpson
15 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2015–2021.
What people on Hacker News said
For developers, I'd recommend Kyle Simpson's "You Don't Know JS" books, in particular "This & Object Prototypes", followed by "Scopes & Closures".
As a webdev who used JS for a while without really knowing what was going on under the hood and just chalking "unexpected" behavior up to That Darn JavaScript(TM), reading You Don't Know JS: Scope & Closures was really great:
You Don't Know JS by Kyle Simpson is essential if you want to learn Javascript in depth.
This series of books took me to the next level in my career as a developer
You don't know JS goes quite in depth into a variety of areas. Worth reading further down the road.
You don't know JS is a good book to start with and explains ES6 too.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Best current book to learn JavaScript? 2017 · 11 recommendations
- Ask HN: What are the latest and greatest books on your favorite language? 2015 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: What is the best programming book you've read? 2021 · 1 recommendation
- The most mentioned books on Stack Overflow 2017 · 1 recommendation