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The top books for learning JavaScript programming according to the Hacker News community.

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Functional JavaScript cover

1. Functional JavaScript

by Michael Fogus

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JavaScript Patterns cover

2. JavaScript Patterns

by Stoyan Stefanov

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JavaScript Web Applications cover

3. JavaScript Web Applications

by Alex MacCaw

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High Performance JavaScript cover

4. High Performance JavaScript

by Nicholas Zakas

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Maintainable JavaScript cover

5. Maintainable JavaScript

by Nicholas Zakas

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If Hemingway Wrote JavaScript cover

6. If Hemingway Wrote JavaScript

by Angus Croll

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Learning JavaScript Design Patterns cover

7. Learning JavaScript Design Patterns

by Addy Osmani

Eloquent JavaScript cover

8. Eloquent JavaScript

by Marijn Haverbeke

The Principles of Object-Oriented JavaScript cover

9. The Principles of Object-Oriented JavaScript

by Nicholas C. Zakas

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JavaScript with Promises cover

10. JavaScript with Promises

by Daniel Parker

JavaScript Enlightenment cover

11. JavaScript Enlightenment

by Cody Lindley

Programming TypeScript: Making Your JavaScript Applications Scale cover

12. Programming TypeScript: Making Your JavaScript Applications Scale

by Boris Cherny

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Third-Party JavaScript cover

13. Third-Party JavaScript

by Ben Vinegar, Anton Kovalyov

Testable JavaScript cover

14. Testable JavaScript

by Mark Trostler

Programming JavaScript Applications cover

15. Programming JavaScript Applications

by Eric Elliott

Data Wrangling with JavaScript cover

16. Data Wrangling with JavaScript

by Ashley Davis

How JavaScript Works cover

17. How JavaScript Works

by Douglas Crockford

Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja cover

18. Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja

by John Resig, Bear Bibeault

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Choosing a JavaScript Framework cover

19. Choosing a JavaScript Framework

by Pam Selle, Tim Ruffles, Christopher Hiller, Jamie White

CoffeeScript: Accelerated JavaScript Development cover

20. CoffeeScript: Accelerated JavaScript Development

by Trevor Burnham

Head First JavaScript Programming: A Brain-Friendly Guide cover

21. Head First JavaScript Programming: A Brain-Friendly Guide

by Eric T. Freeman, Elisabeth Robson

Mastering Modular JavaScript cover

22. Mastering Modular JavaScript

by Nicolas Bevacqua

Pro JavaScript Techniques: Second Edition cover

23. Pro JavaScript Techniques: Second Edition

by John Paxton, John Resig, Russ Ferguson

Professional JavaScript for Web Developers cover

24. Professional JavaScript for Web Developers

by Nicholas C. Zakas

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JavaScript Pocket Reference cover

25. JavaScript Pocket Reference

by David Flanagan

Data Visualization with JavaScript cover

26. Data Visualization with JavaScript

by Stephen A. Thomas

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ppk on JavaScript, 1/e cover

27. ppk on JavaScript, 1/e

by Peter-Paul Koch

Official Netscape Visual Javascript Book cover

28. Official Netscape Visual Javascript Book

by Doug Lloyd

Netscape Visual Javascript for Dummies cover

29. Netscape Visual Javascript for Dummies

by Emily A. Vander Veer

Single Page Web Applications: JavaScript end-to-end cover

30. Single Page Web Applications: JavaScript end-to-end

by Michael Mikowski, Josh C. Powell

Pro JavaScript Techniques cover

31. Pro JavaScript Techniques

by John Resig

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Test-Driven JavaScript Development (Developer's Library) cover

32. Test-Driven JavaScript Development (Developer's Library)

by Christian Johansen

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JavaScript for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming cover

33. JavaScript for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming

by Nick Morgan

Data Structures and Algorithms with JavaScript cover

34. Data Structures and Algorithms with JavaScript

by Michael McMillan

JavaScript and JQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development cover

35. JavaScript and JQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development

by Jon Duckett

Professional Node.js: Building Javascript Based Scalable Software cover

36. Professional Node.js: Building Javascript Based Scalable Software

by Pedro Teixeira

Getting Started with Meteor.js JavaScript Framework cover

37. Getting Started with Meteor.js JavaScript Framework

by Isaac Strack

Web Design with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery Set cover

38. Web Design with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery Set

by Jon Duckett

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High Performance JavaScript (Build Faster Web Application Interfaces) cover

39. High Performance JavaScript (Build Faster Web Application Interfaces)

by Nicholas Zakas

Clean Code in JavaScript: Develop reliable, maintainable, and robust JavaScript cover

40. Clean Code in JavaScript: Develop reliable, maintainable, and robust JavaScript

by James Padolsey

Effective JavaScript: 68 Specific Ways to Harness the Power of JavaScript (Effective Software Development Series) cover

41. Effective JavaScript: 68 Specific Ways to Harness the Power of JavaScript (Effective Software Development Series)

by David Herman

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Das Curry-Buch - Funktional programmieren lernen mit JavaScript cover

42. Das Curry-Buch - Funktional programmieren lernen mit JavaScript

by Hannes Mehnert, Jens Ohlig, Stefanie Schirmer

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Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript cover

43. Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

by Jonathan Stark

Object-Oriented JavaScript: Create scalable, reusable high-quality JavaScript applications and libraries cover

44. Object-Oriented JavaScript: Create scalable, reusable high-quality JavaScript applications and libraries

by Stoyan Stefanov

Generative Design: Visualize, Program, and Create with JavaScript in p5.js cover

45. Generative Design: Visualize, Program, and Create with JavaScript in p5.js

by Benedikt Gross, Hartmut Bohnacker, Julia Laub, Claudius Lazzeroni

JavaScript Pocket Reference: Activate Your Web Pages (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly)) cover

46. JavaScript Pocket Reference: Activate Your Web Pages (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))

by David Flanagan

DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model cover

47. DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model

by Jeremy Keith, Jeffrey Sambells

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Professional JavaScript for Web Developers (Wrox Professional Guides) cover

48. Professional JavaScript for Web Developers (Wrox Professional Guides)

by Nicholas C. Zakas

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49. JavaScript for Sound Artists: Learn to Code with the Web Audio API

by William Turner, Steve Leonard

React from Zero: Learn React Using the JavaScript You Already Know cover

50. React from Zero: Learn React Using the JavaScript You Already Know

by Kay Ploer

3D Game Programming for Kids: Create Interactive Worlds with JavaScript (Pragmatic Programmers) cover

51. 3D Game Programming for Kids: Create Interactive Worlds with JavaScript (Pragmatic Programmers)

by Chris Strom

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs: JavaScript Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) cover

52. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs: JavaScript Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)

by Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman

Data Visualization Toolkit: Using Javascript, Rails, and Postgres to Present Data and Geospatial Information (Addison-wesley Professional Ruby Series) cover

53. Data Visualization Toolkit: Using Javascript, Rails, and Postgres to Present Data and Geospatial Information (Addison-wesley Professional Ruby Series)

by Barrett Clark

Real-Time 3D Graphics with WebGL 2: Build interactive 3D applications with JavaScript and WebGL 2 (OpenGL ES 3.0), 2nd Edition cover

54. Real-Time 3D Graphics with WebGL 2: Build interactive 3D applications with JavaScript and WebGL 2 (OpenGL ES 3.0), 2nd Edition

by Farhad Ghayour, Diego Cantor

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