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You Don't Know JS: Up & Going
By Kyle Simpson
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Final Release Date: March 2015
Pages: 88

It’s easy to learn parts of JavaScript, but much harder to learn it completely—or even sufficiently—whether you’re new to the language or have used it for years. With the "You Don’t Know JS" book series, you’ll get a more complete understanding of JavaScript, including trickier parts of the language that many experienced JavaScript programmers simply avoid.

The series’ first book, Up & Going, provides the necessary background for those of you with limited programming experience. By learning the basic building blocks of programming, as well as JavaScript’s core mechanisms, you’ll be prepared to dive into the other, more in-depth books in the series—and be well on your way toward true JavaScript.

With this book you will:

  • Learn the essential programming building blocks, including operators, types, variables, conditionals, loops, and functions
  • Become familiar with JavaScript's core mechanisms such as values, function closures, this, and prototypes
  • Get an overview of other books in the series—and learn why it’s important to understand all parts of JavaScript
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4.7

(based on 38 reviews)

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92%

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  • Easy to understand (31)
  • Well-written (30)
  • Helpful examples (25)
  • Concise (24)
  • Accurate (22)

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3/3/2017
 
5.0

Great book

By emarti

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  • Concise
  • Easy to understand
  • Helpful examples
  • Well-written

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    Comments about oreilly You Don't Know JS: Up & Going:

    This book really helped me understand javascript. It breaks it down and the examples help with learning.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    2/23/2017

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Great javascript book

    By Aleksandarkok

    from Serbia

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    • Easy to understand
    • Helpful examples
    • Well-written

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      Comments about oreilly You Don't Know JS: Up & Going:

      Really nicely explained

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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      1/28/2017
       
      4.0

      I would buy this product again and again

      By Mars

      from Taiwan

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      Pros

      • Easy to understand
      • Helpful examples
      • Well-written

      Cons

      • Too basic

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      Things that aren't so great about it

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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      1/18/2017
       
      4.0

      Great Book, but the layout is too narrow

      By WeDoTDD.com

      from Chicago, IL

      Comments about oreilly You Don't Know JS: Up & Going:

      Just with the author would have made the margins longer in the book. The text is compacted in such a narrow way that it requires way too many pages. I don't get the choice for the margin there at all. It's like it wasn't made for the book.

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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      1/11/2017

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      The best series of books to learn JavaScript

      By Paul

      from Sydney, Australia

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        Comments about oreilly You Don't Know JS: Up & Going:

        This series of books has been by far the most useful books I've ever read about JavaScript.

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        12/30/2016

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        5.0

        Expansive!

        By hempaz

        from Victoria, British Columbia CANADA

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          Comments about oreilly You Don't Know JS: Up & Going:

          Goes beyond traditional Javascript methods to present pathways to the future of ECMA script 6.

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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          11/28/2016
           
          5.0

          I really want to read all the book in this series

          By LiuChaofan

          from Beijing

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          • Well-written

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            Comments about oreilly You Don't Know JS: Up & Going:

            Really good JavaScript book.

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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            11/4/2016
             
            5.0

            Really good book

            By Ermand

            from Berlin, Germany

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              I really liked the book. Very precise and good way of teaching concepts. I would totally recommend it.

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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              11/3/2016
               
              4.0

              Good book but you need whole series to get informations.

              By Patryk Janik

              from Poland, Szczecin

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              Comments about oreilly You Don't Know JS: Up & Going:

              As in headline. Book is very good if we speak about content, but you need whole series to get enought informations about all.

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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              10/20/2016
               
              5.0

              Awesome

              By seniorihor

              from Ukraine

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                Comments about oreilly You Don't Know JS: Up & Going:

                Really comprehensive and easy-to-read series of books about JS.

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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