Name: Matthew Jackson's review of Eloquent JavaScript, 2nd Ed. by Marijn Haverbeke
Item: Eloquent JavaScript, 2nd Ed.
Rating: 4
Author: Matthew Jackson

Marijn Haverbeke

JavaScript lies at the heart of almost every modern web application, from social apps to the newest browser-based games. Though simple for beginners to pick up and play with, JavaScript is a flexible, complex language that you can use to build full-scale applications. Eloquent JavaScript, 2nd Edition dives deep into the JavaScript language to show you how to write beautiful, effective code. Author Marijn Haverbeke immerses you in example code from the start, while exercises and full-chapter projects give you hands-on experience with writing your own programs. As you build projects such as an artificial life simulation, a simple programming language, and a paint program, you’ll learn: The essential elements of programming, including syntax, control, and dataHow to organize and clarify your code with object-oriented and functional programming techniquesHow to script the browser and make basic web applicationsHow to use the DOM effectively to interact with browsersHow to harness Node.js to build servers and utilities This edition is thoroughly revised and modernized to reflect the current state of Java­Script and web browsers, with brand-new material, such as a chapter on code performance in Java­Script, and expanded coverage of recursion and closures. All source code is available online in an inter­active sandbox, where you can edit the code, run it, and see its output instantly. Isn’t it time you became fluent in the language of the Web?

A Modern Introduction to Programming

Eloquent JavaScript, 2nd Ed.

Matthew Jackson

Provides information and examples on writing JavaScript code, covering such topics as syntax, control, data, regular expressions, and scripting.

Eloquent JavaScript

Basic knowledge needed about javascript programming language, relatively easy to understand language to start reading in English

Leo Huynh

Christian Bager Bach Houmann

Generally enjoyable read.
Author had some great takes. The explanations were fine.

EPUB wasn't formatted well unfortunately - most code examples were scrambled together, making them hard to read.

Gavin

Verbose, thoughtful and extremely well-implemented. On the "normal" side of a growing tradition of artful tech textbooks – Why’s Poignant Guide to Ruby, Learn You a Haskell, Land of Lisp. Hides the specific things you need to know about JS – its mad liberal syntax, semicolon insertion, functors, – among a My First Programming. But no harm in seeing what one knows already.

Fantastic for noobs. [Here]

brendan sudol

“The landscape of programming techniques is enormous, fascinating in its diversity, and still largely unexplored. It is certainly dangerous going, luring the inexperienced programmer into all kinds of confusion, but that only means you should proceed with caution and keep your wits about you. There will always be new challenges and new territory to explore. Programmers who refuse to keep exploring will stagnate, forget their joy, and get bored with their craft.”

Bruno Farias

I don't know if it because english is not my first language, but I found this book extremely confusing and definitely not for beginners.

Andrew Kachnic

JavaScript is at the heart of almost every modern Web application, whether it's Google Apps, Twitter, or the newest browser-based game. Though it's simple for beginners to pick up and play with, JavaScript is not a toy—it's a flexible and complex language that can be used to build full-scale applications. Eloquent JavaScript dives into this flourishing language and teaches you to write code that's beautiful and effective. By immersing you in example code and encouraging experimentation right from the start, the author quickly gives you the tools you need to build your own programs. As you follow along with examples like an artificial life simulation and a version of the classic game Sokoban, you'll learn to: –Understand the essential elements of programming: syntax, control, and data –Use object-oriented and functional programming techniques to organize and clarify your programs –Script the browser and make basic Web applications –Work with tools like regular expressions and XMLHttpRequest objects And since programming is an art that's best learned by doing, all example code is available online in an interactive sandbox for you to experiment with. With Eloquent JavaScript as your guide, you can tweak, expand, and modify the author's code, or throw it away and build your own creations from scratch. Before you know it, you'll be fluent in the language of the Web.

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Diving deep into the JavaScript language to show you how to write beautiful, effective code, this book uses extensive examples and immerses you in code from the start, while exercises and full-chapter projects give you hands-on experience with writing your own programs. --

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