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learning resources for newbies #15

Open ahdinosaur opened 9 years ago

ahdinosaur commented 9 years ago

hey @nodeschool/wellington, what resources have you found useful while learning JavaScript / Node.js / web development / programming / computer science and would recommend to newbies? i reckon it'd be a good idea to collect these into materials that we can host on our website.

i'll start:

for people completely new to JavaScript, i recommend playing around with jsforcats.com :3
for people new to Node.js, i recommend adventuring through the workshops at nodeschool.io
- as a complement to learnyounode (i find it lacking in teaching concepts), i made the Art of I/O lecture series
for people who want to upskill in Node.js, i recommend watching where mad science is happening in the Node.js ecosystem
(non-JavaScript) for people who want to learn computer science, i recommend the introduction to computer science class at UC Berkeley by Brian Harvey (textbook, lectures, course reader)

Pamplemousse commented 9 years ago

What about this ones:

javascript essential list by @ericelliott: list of useful resources (posts, videos, books, etc.)
js-must-watch: list of recorded talks about javascript

shearichard commented 9 years ago

I really like the MDN Javascript site.

The reference area within it : https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference is well done and deals very well with specific questions about specific "things".

More generally the site as a whole (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript) is a great resource but probably overlaps other sites to a great degree once you step outside of the Reference stuff.

mosaic-greg commented 9 years ago

I've found eloquent javascript very helpful. Each page includes interactive code examples, and exercises after each segment so you can test your skills without millions of browser tabs.

http://eloquentjavascript.net/

mosaic-greg commented 9 years ago

Also, Codecombat! Learn programming with a multiplayer live coding strategy game. You're a wizard, and your spells are JavaScript.

https://codecombat.com/

ahdinosaur commented 9 years ago

"Learn JavaScript Essentials" (for all skill levels) by Eric Elliott

mosaic-greg commented 9 years ago

Good article.

StevenMcD commented 9 years ago

To go along with @mosaic-greg's suggestion of codecombat, check out https://www.codewars.com

CodeWars now also supports ES2015. Have fun!

stevenmathews commented 9 years ago

Some really good courses on Frontend Masters. There is a subscription fee but I've definitely found it to be worth it.

Best course I've done is 'Asynchronous Programming in JavaScript' by Jafar Husain (technical lead of Netflix).

ahdinosaur commented 9 years ago

jshomes/learning-resources

StevenMcD commented 9 years ago

@stevenmathews Thanks for the heads up, will check it out. I imagine he had some great insights

mosaic-greg commented 9 years ago

@StevenMcD codewars does look quite good, once I've figured out the prototype question (the second one) then maybe it will let me sign up :)

StevenMcD commented 9 years ago

@mosaic-greg well if you need a hand please shout :)