JavaScript and jQuery
Interactive Front-End Web Development
by Jon Duckett · first published 2014
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This is not your average programming book. We understand that all kinds of people build websites these days (and that they don’t all have a degree in computer science). So, if you want to use JavaScript to make your web pages more interactive, interesting, and usable, we can help. Even if you have never done any programming.
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Just looking through my read category on my kindle and realised I haven't read any life changing books in 2014. Currently reading Javascript and Jquery by Jon Duckett and find his visual style and clear, concise writing perfectly fits how I learn. Could not recommend it enough to any other programming learners. I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi…
on “Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2014?” ↗"JavaScript and JQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development" by Jon Duckett takes a visual approach, making it easier to understand.
on “Books to Dive in into Fullstack Development” ↗…Python in Easy Steps by Mike McGrath : https://www.waterstones.com/book/python-in-easy-steps/mike-mcgrath/9781840785968 --> <!-- JavaScript & JQuery by Jon Duckett : https://www.waterstones.com/book/javascript-and-jquery/jon-duckett/9781118531648 --> <!-- PHP & MYSQL in Easy Steps by Mike McGrath : https://www.waterstones.com/book/php-and-mysql-in-easy-steps/mike-mcgrath/9781840785371 --> <!-- Javascript: The…
on “British bookseller hides reading list for developers in its website source code” ↗…Python in Easy Steps by Mike McGrath : https://www.waterstones.com/book/python-in-easy-steps/mike-mcgrath/9781840785968 --> <!-- JavaScript & JQuery by Jon Duckett : https://www.waterstones.com/book/javascript-and-jquery/jon-duckett/9781118531648 --> <!-- PHP & MYSQL in Easy Steps by Mike McGrath : https://www.waterstones.com/book/php-and-mysql-in-easy-steps/mike-mcgrath/9781840785371 --> <!-- Javascript: The…
on “British bookseller hides reading list for developers in its website source code” ↗Some advice here as a self taught web developer noob. This has been my journey in a nutshell so I hope it is helpful. 1. HTML / CSS (1-2 Months) as already mentioned here, the Responsive Web Design course on the https://www.freecodecamp.org/ is really good. https://netninja.dev/ also has some really good free content on youtube. Don't rush this step. Make some cool static websites and share with
on “Books to Dive in into Fullstack Development” ↗My dad asked what to get our 13 year old as a birthday present. So I asked him, and he said Jon Duckett’s JavaScript and JQuery book - which he realises is a bit dated by now (2014), but he wanted it anyway (in part because he already has the other two books in the series), so that’s what he’s got. And sometimes a “dated” book…
on “Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore” ↗