JavaScript Absolute Beginner's Guide, 2nd Edition (PDF)

Who knew how simple using JavaScript could be?

Make the most of JavaScript–even if you've never programmed anything before. JavaScript Absolute Beginner's Guide is the fastest way to learn JavaScript and use it together with CSS3 and HTML5 to create powerful web and mobile experiences. Learn how to do what you want, the way you want, one incredibly easy step at a time. JavaScript has never been this simple!

Here's a small sample of what you’ll learn:

Organize your code with variables
Understand how functions make your code reusable
Use the popular if/else statement to help make a decision in code
Learn about switch statements and when to use them
Work with for, while, and do…while loops
Learn how to use global and local scope
Understand what closures are
Learn about the various places your code can live
Understand how to write comments and use good commenting practices
Learn about the basic types of objects you’ll run into in JavaScript
Find out that pizza has an educational value beyond just being deliciously awesome
Learn how to perform common string operations
Use arrays to handle lists of data
Learn to create custom objects
Get up to speed on some of the big ES6 changes