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JavaScript books, ebooks and sites with the content organized as a "book".

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• Async JavaScript

  https://leanpub.com/asyncjs
  Recipes for Event-Driven Code by Trevor Burnham.

• Basic JavaScript for the impatient programmer

  http://www.2ality.com/2013/06/basic-javascript.html
  Describes the smallest subset of the language that allows to be productive.

• Book of Speed

  http://www.bookofspeed.com/
  The business, psychology and technology of high-performance web apps.

• Building A JavaScript Framework

  https://s3.amazonaws.com/dailyjs/files/build-a-javascript-framework.pdf
  Framework style, object oriented JavaScript, functional programming, selectors engines, events.

• D3 Tips and Tricks

  https://leanpub.com/D3-Tips-and-Tricks/read
  Covers many examples about representing data in a browser using the D3 library.

• Developing Backbone.js Applications

  http://addyosmani.github.io/backbone-fundamentals/
  Begin with the fundamentals, work the way through the exercises, and learn how to build an application that is both cleanly organized and maintainable.

• Dive Into HTML5

  http://diveintohtml5.info/
  Elaborates on a hand-picked selection of features from the HTML5 specification and other fine standards.

• DOM Enlightenment

  http://domenlightenment.com/
  Exploring the relationship between JavaScript and the modern HTML DOM.

• DOM Scripting: The book

  http://domscripting.com/book/
  Web design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model. Comments of the book, table of contents, foreword by Dave Shea.

• Effective JavaScript

  http://effectivejs.com/
  Depth look at the JavaScript programming language and how to use it effectively to write more portable, robust, and maintainable applications and libraries.

• Eloquent JavaScript

  http://eloquentjavascript.net/
  Providing an introduction to the JavaScript programming language and programming in general.

• Enterprise Web Development: From Desktop to Mobile

  http://enterprisewebbook.com/
  Help web application developers and software architects in picking the right strategy for developing cross-platform applications that run on a variety of desktop computers as well as mobile devices.

• getify/You-Dont-Know-JS

  https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS
  A JavaScript book series launched through Kickstarter.

• Good Reads: JavaScript

  http://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=JavaScript&search_type=books
  Directory of books with ratings and comments from users.

• High Performance JavaScript

  http://books.google.com.uy/books/about/High_Performance_JavaScript.html?id=1h2WmAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
  Reveals techniques and strategies to help eliminate performance bottlenecks.

• HTML Canvas Deep Dive

  http://joshondesign.com/p/books/canvasdeepdive/toc.html
  Introduces basic drawing, making charts, advanced drawing and events, animations, 3D graphics with WebGL and ThreeJS, Web Audio, and more details about advanced HTML multimedia.

• InfoQ eMag: JavaScript

  http://www.infoq.com/minibooks/emag-javascript
  Some of InfoQ‘s best JavaScript content: research results on JavaScript MVC frameworks and languages, an interview with Bryan Cantrill on running Node.js in production, a feature-by-feature comparison between Backbone and AngularJS, and a developer’s tutorial on building web apps.

• InfoQ: TypeScript for C# Programmers

  http://www.infoq.com/minibooks/typescript-c-sharp-programmers
  Free ebook about TypeScript.

• Interactive Smooth CoffeeScript

  http://autotelicum.github.io/Smooth-CoffeeScript/interactive/interactive-coffeescript.html
  Introduction to programming in CoffeeScript with an emphasis on clarity and abstraction.

• JavaScript Allongé

  https://leanpub.com/javascript-allonge/read
  A strong cup of functions, objects, combinators, and decorators by raganwald.

• JavaScript Enlightenment

  http://www.javascriptenlightenment.com/
  JavaScript worldview through an examination of native objects and supporting nuances: complex values, primitive values, scope, inheritance, the head object. A short and digestible summary of the ECMA-262, Edition 3 specification.

• JavaScript for Cats

  http://jsforcats.com/
  A simple introduction to programming.

• JavaScript Garden

  http://bonsaiden.github.io/JavaScript-Garden/
  A guide to JavaScript's quirks and flaws.

• JavaScript Patterns

  http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596806767.do
  Build Better Applications with Coding and Design Patterns.

• JavaScript Succinctly

  http://www.syncfusion.com/resources/techportal/ebooks/javascript
  Concise examination of JavaScript objects.

• JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

  http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596805531.do
  HTML5 and ECMAScript 5. Many chapters have been completely rewritten to bring them in line with today's best web development practices. New chapters in this edition document jQuery and server side JavaScript.

• Js in 10 Minutes

  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spencertipping/js-in-ten-minutes/master/js-in-ten-minutes.pdf
  A quick intro to its advanced features.

• JS: The Right Way

  http://jstherightway.org/
  A quick reference to best practices for writing JavaScript, links to code patterns and tutorials from around the web.

• JSbooks

  http://jsbooks.revolunet.com/
  Showcase of books and ebooks about JavaScript.

• Knockout.js Succinctly

  http://www.syncfusion.com/resources/techportal/ebooks/knockoutjs
  A brief overview of Knockout and its data-oriented aspects, followed by a thorough examination of binding data to various HTML elements.

• Learn.js

  https://github.com/learn-js/learnjs/blob/master/readme.md
  4 books: Development Environments for Beginners, Introduction to javascript, Making 2d games with node.js and browserify, mapping with leaflet.js.

• Learning JavaScript Design Patterns

  http://www.addyosmani.com/resources/essentialjsdesignpatterns/book/
  Explore applying both classical and modern design patterns.

• Life of JavaScript: Books

  http://lifeofjs.com/collections/book
  Collection of books.

• Noel Rappin Writes Here

  http://www.noelrappin.com/mstwjs
  A four book series aimed at developers who have a basic knowledge of JavaScript but who need to learn about newer tools and practices.

• Patterns For Large-Scale JavaScript Application Architecture

  http://addyosmani.com/largescalejavascript/
  Material based on a talk of the same name, last presented at LondonJS and inspired by previous work by Nicholas Zakas.

• Professional JavaScript

  http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTitle/Professional-JavaScript-for-Web-Developers-3rd-Edition.productCd-1118222199.html
  Covering the language from many angles: browser, server, standalone and embedded.

• Programming JavaScript Applications

  http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1234000000262/
  Develop robust web scale or enterprise applications, how to apply the powerful features that distinguish JavaScript from other languages, such as closures, functional programming, and prototypal inheritance.

• Programming Windows 8 Apps

  http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/E/2/8E27933F-9B1E-409E-A0A3-508A39D75E9F/Microsoft_Press_eBook_Programming_Windows_8_Apps_with_HTML_CSS_and_JavaScript_PDF.pdf
  About writing Windows Store Apps using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.

• Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours

  http://www.informit.com/library/library.aspx?b=STY_JavaScript_24_hours
  Serves as an easy-to-understand tutorial on both scripting basics and JavaScript itself.

• Single page apps in depth

  http://singlepageappbook.com/
  Focus on discussing patterns, implementation choices and decent practices.

• Speaking JavaScript

  http://speakingjs.com/
  Teaches ECMAScript 5.

• The Little Book on CoffeeScript

  http://arcturo.github.io/library/coffeescript/
  Syntax, classes, idioms, compiling, applications, the bad parts.

• The Little MongoDB Book

  http://openmymind.net/mongodb.pdf
  Discover NoSQL with MongoDB and commons JavaScript usage patterns.

• The Past, Present, and Future of JavaScript

  http://www.oreilly.com/programming/free/past-present-future-javascript.csp
  A comprehensive look at JavaScript's development and what lies ahead.

• Third-Party JavaScript

  http://thirdpartyjs.com/
  Teaches intermediate developers the art of third-party scripting. Topics covered include cross-domain messaging, third-party cookies, defensive and adaptive HTML and CSS, JS API development, performance best practices.

• TypeScript Succinctly

  http://www.syncfusion.com/resources/techportal/ebooks/typescript
  TypeScript extends many familiar features of .NET programming to JavaScript.

• whyisjake/Bootstrap

  https://github.com/whyisjake/bootstrap
  How to add Bootstrap tools to development workflow.

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