Vanilla JavaScript Pocket Guides
Everything you need to master JavaScript.
Short, focused ebooks and video courses made for beginners. Start building real JavaScript projects in under an hour.
Bundles
- The Complete Set. Every pocket guide in the collection, including any new ones that come out in the future.
- The Beginner’s Bundle. Kick-start your journey to vanilla JS with these essential pocket guides.
- The Advanced Bundle. Take your vanilla JavaScript skills to the next level with these pocket guides on advanced topics.
Individual Guides
- DOM Manipulation. Learn how to get DOM elements and do awesome stuff with them.
- Strings & Numbers. Transform and edit strings and numbers for use in modern websites and web apps.
- Arrays & Objects. Master modern methods for editing and transforming arrays and objects.
- Variables, Functions, and Scope. What are arrow functions? What’s function hoisting? What’s the difference between
var,let, andconst, and when should you use each? - DOM Injection and Traversal. Learn how to generate dynamic content, climb up and down the DOM, and more.
- Browser Storage. Store data in local storage, get and set cookies, and retrieve values from query strings.
- APIs & JavaScript. Learn how to work with APIs and integrate them into your sites and apps.
- Writing Plugins. Learn how to write flexible, modular, scalable plugins that grow with you and your users.
- Web Apps. Build interactive web apps and single page apps without libraries or frameworks.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart. If it had not been for you, I would not be able to learn JavaScript.- Patricia Parker
Loved your book, it's become a daily reference for me. Fantastic stuff!- Chris Baughman
Go from beginner to JavaScript expert
- Learn modern best practices and code patterns.
- Spend less time Googling and more time working on cool stuff.
- Get the skills and confidence to really understand JavaScript.
- Follow a learning path or jump around based on your needs.
- Work on real projects and build your portfolio.
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About the Instructor
Hi, I'm Chris Ferdinandi. I believe there’s a simpler, more resilient way to make things for the web.
I’ve taught developers at organizations like Chobani and the Boston Globe, and my JavaScript plugins have been used by organizations like Apple and Harvard Business School. My developer tips newsletter is read by over 11,200 developers each weekday.
I want to help you master vanilla JavaScript, without all of the painful false starts and roadblocks I encountered when I was learning.
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