I would say you could start with

http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=111593
its an introduction to the language by douglas crockford.

On Jan 3, 2011, at 7:31 AM, Joe wrote:

> I'd really recommend listening to some of Douglas Crockford's talks on
> YUI Theater. The series "Crockford on JavaScript" is very good, and
> covers everything from the history of programming in general (which is
> more useful than I thought it would be), to JavaScript syntax and
> structure, data types, etc. There's 6 videos in the series and each is
> like 2 hours long.
> 
> http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/theater/video.php?v=crockonjs-1
> 
> Douglas Crockford is a brilliant developer. He represents Yahoo! on
> the ECMAScript committee (and has influenced the development of the
> ES5 standard). He formalized the JSON specification, and wrote JSLint,
> a code quality tool that tons of developers use. Other good talks of
> his include "The JavaScript Programming Language", "Theory of the
> DOM", and "Advanced JavaScript".
> 
> - Joe
> 
> On Jan 2, 12:55 pm, Shawn Stringfield <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I'm fairly new to JavaScript and found out about JsMentors from ajaxian.com
>> as a vital resource for discussing and learning JS. Can anyone share some
>> good advice on getting started? I have a little experience in ActionScript 3
>> and have taken a few Java classes toward my CS degree but my background is
>> of a designer transitioning into development. My goal is to become a well
>> rounded front-end developer and I'd like to move beyond the simple slideshow
>> animations and rollover effects. Any guidance/wisdom will be much
>> appreciated!
> 
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