# What's the best resource to teach yourself Javascript?

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**Created:** [December 7, 2011, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-best-resource-to-teach-yourself-javascript/326335 "2011-12-07T07:56:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![lukesawyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9dc877/32.png) [@lukesawyer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lukesawyer)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-best-resource-to-teach-yourself-javascript/326335/1 "2011-12-07T07:56:50Z")

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Okay, I’ve done a lot of HTML/CSS (created and launched ~10 sites from scratch) and have messed around with jQuery a little bit. I’ve also done a little bit of PHP + MySQL stuff, but the requirement of a web server is too much of a constraint for me, so I’ve been wanting to get really good at Javascript (given it runs completely in the browser).

I’ve done really basic stuff (show/hide animations, toggle functions, alert windows, mouseover effects) in this little class I took but it was really rushed and I don’t think it was very structured or flowed very well at all.

I want to learn it formally with APPLIED examples (i.e., taking user inputs and doing stuff with it). I feel like I have a solid understanding of HTML/CSS, so all I need to do is get good at Javascript. Anyone have any recommendations as to a website or a specific book or online courses where I could go about doing this?

Thanks a lot in advance.