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! > > -- > To view archived discussions from the original JSMentors Mailman list: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To search via a non-Google archive, visit here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] -- To view archived discussions from the original JSMentors Mailman list: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To search via a non-Google archive, visit here: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]
