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Exploring JS: JavaScript books for programmers

Most of the books are free to read online! You can also buy offline versions.

Versions of JavaScript

  • “ES” stands for “ECMAScript” (ES6 is ECMAScript 6, etc.).
  • ECMAScript is standard name for JavaScript.

Essential JavaScript and TypeScript books

Book cover Exploring JavaScript (ES2025 edition)   New
  • A modern guide to the language for programmers
  • Start reading here
Book cover Deep JavaScript: Theory and techniques
  • Covers advanced JavaScript topics
  • The book to read after “Exploring JavaScript”
Book cover Exploring TypeScript   New

If you know JavaScript:

  • Learn TypeScript.
  • Deepen your existing knowledge of TypeScript.
Book cover Shell scripting with Node.js

If you know JavaScript:

  • Learn how Node.js works:
    • Its foundations: its architecture, its event loop, etc.
    • Its API: How to use its global variables and modules.
  • Learn how to use and create npm packages.
  • Learn how to use and create shell scripts and package scripts (in package.json).

More JavaScript books

Books related to JavaScript

About the author

Dr. Axel Rauschmayer specializes in JavaScript and web development. He blogs, writes books and teaches classes.

Axel has been writing about the future of JavaScript since early 2011.