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8 Best JavaScript Books

Goal: Find the best JavaScript books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best javascript books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

8 Best JavaScript Books

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1

A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript

The New Approach That Uses Technology to Cut Your Effort in Half

by Mark Myers

2

Eloquent JavaScript

A Modern Introduction to Programming

by Marijn Haverbeke

3

JavaScript and JQuery

Interactive Front-End Web Development

by Jon Duckett

4

JavaScript

The Good Parts

by Douglas Crockford

5

JavaScript

The Definitive Guide

by David Flanagan

6

Effective JavaScript

68 Specific Ways to Harness the Power of JavaScript

by David Herman

7

Learn JavaScript VISUALLY with Interactive Exercises

The Beautiful New Way to Learn a Programming Language

by Ivelin Demirov

8

You Don't Know JS Yet

Get Started

by Kyle Simpson

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