Eloquent JavaScript, 3rd Edition: A Modern Introduction to Programming

If you are serious about learning JavaScript, and are a beginner programmer, this book can take you to the next level

Have been trying for over a week to understand how to work with the Javascript event loop. Browsed multiple Web blogs, read the "authoritative" Javascript book from that O' "publisher" that no longer deserves the name, hacked away on my own for days without success.Just got this book, went straight to the "Handling Events" chapter, and 3 minutes later, my confusion was resolved. Not only that, but the chapter opened with a quick and easy overview of how events have been handled in the pre-Javascript era. I found this enlightening as it explained without fluff or pedantry why the Javascript event loop works the way it does. Haven't dived deep into the rest of the book yet, but a brief browse indicates that this book is quality from TOC to Index.Major kudos to the publisher for bright archival paper, black ink, correctly sized illustrations, excellent typography and correct font sizes. (Sadly, such aspects of basic book design can no longer be taken for granted.)

I have so many books and many books on JavaScript. This so far seems to be my favourite of the bunch. I have the paperback book (Which the binding came unglued almost immediately - only con on this book I have against it) and I have the eBook. I use the eBook the most sitting on my desktop next to my laptop and external keyboard/mouse and find I can learn from it easily. I've already learned so much about ES6+ (ECMAScript) not starting with only Vanilla and moving forward but intertwining the newer changes to the language with the old and showing along the way (whether on purpose or not) how to refactor the code so it is more concise using the new shortcuts implement into JavaScript over the last few years. And it builds on topics, gives test questions to rattle your mind a bit and you can tell it was written by someone with Industry inside experience. And one interesting thing I learned from it which the books pounds into you is you need to manage the fine line between shorter/less/cleaner code and efficiency. Sometimes if performance is in question slopppy and longer written out code might suit your needs better. It's a 5 star book. I've been waiting many months for this books to come out and it was worth the wait.

I have experience with C and C++ and wanted to get up to speed with JavaScript. I spent time with several books, but Eloquent JavaScript was the most helpful. The organization is excellent and the project-based chapters were especially helpful in getting a feel for JavaScript.

First, let me note this review is for the third edition, and a fourth edition recently came out. The fourth edition covers recent updates to JavaScript (also known as ECMAScript). I would have bought the fourth edition had I realized it when I made the purchase, but recent JavaScript language updates have not been dramatic. After I finished the third edition, I was able to read about them in a few minutes online to supplement my knowledge.Second, this book’s subtitle is slightly inaccurate. It’s not really an introduction – that is, the entire book is not really aimed at newcomers to JavaScript. Some of the book is aimed at newbies, but other parts of the book are more appropriate for advanced coders. On the upside, Marijn Haverbeke always explains the language clearly with examples; it’s not terse in any sense. But new JavaScript programmers are more worried about getting things right rather than the details of the Internet’s HTTP engine, which has its own chapter. This book could be used as an introduction, but a guide would have to select certain chapters to use. Indeed, the publisher could separate this book into two, one as an introduction and the other for more experienced programmers.I ended up skimming through many chapters because I had already learned the content years ago. Similarly, I ended up slowing down in certain chapters to catch concepts and features that I didn’t know well. Unlike some of the longer books on JavaScript, this one does not aspire to be comprehensive, but in its effect, it covers a lot of ground. Both newcomers and more advanced programmers can benefit from having it on their shelves.Did it do the job? I think so. As a web programmer active since the late 1990s, I’m always trying to keep up with better ways folks have approached problems. This book taught me many things and expanded my mind past the type of problems I routinely encounter at work. Haverbeke includes several interesting projects in special chapters to help folks get their hands dirty. Newcomers might find some projects too advanced, but individual exercises at the end of chapters provide more succinct opportunities for them to test out new knowledge. Despite being two books sandwiched into one, I accomplished my aim of learning more about the modern JavaScript that started in 2015. I left smarter and dreaming of bigger things.

Now I can get started on my homework. Great price for a book in great condition.

Buena resolución de la impresión y el acabado es impecable. Me llegó en excelentes condiciones. 100% recomendado!