I will have to start working with angular js and node js pretty soon. I do not know much about javascript, what would be a good way to start. Can I just pick a book an each or do i need to learn something about javascript before getting into these technologies.
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- This is an incredible resource to get you started, but you need to have good javascript knowledge first, so you can develop easily with Node.js + AngularJS.– silentwCommentedDec 1, 2015 at 14:56
- 2I'm voting to close this question as too broad because there are many possible answers and the answers you seek already exist on SO. You do not need a book to learn angular/node. There are plenty of tutorials that exist for free as well as great videos on youtube that go to great lengths to explain how it works. Yes you do need a general understanding of javascript, but you do not need to be an expert. In fact, it's generally easier to learn Angular if you don't have much of a strong JS background. Nodejs is another story. For node you'll need a decent/strong understanding of js.– kockburnCommentedDec 1, 2015 at 15:18
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Perhaps the most important question would be what languages you do know / use, because if you know nothing (Jon Snow) you should perhaps look for some after hours schooling. If you are proficient in other languages, learning a syntax is quite easy compared to learning how to program.
For a decent start at javascript, I found Javascript: The Definitive Guide from O'Reilly a very good book to own, and now after 3 years of fulltime working in javascript i still open it from time to time.
For Node.js, I learnt most things at nodeschool.io. But I should have to add that I don't work with node.js, nor have I done anything worth mentioning in it. I would imagine that O'Reilly offers some good books on the subject.
For Angular I would first of recommend the free course on codeschool as a starting point. I own AngularJS: Up and Running from O'Reilly, and can wholeheartedly recommend it, as it reads easy and is still to the point.
A friend of mine swears by the ng-book. This is a very complete book, but I don't like the markup, which has put me off of the book more than it should have :)
Furthermore, angular hosts a good developers guide and API. And per usual, for urgent questions open up an IRC application, or for somewhat less urgent matter post on stackoverflow.
- 1Thanks for the recommendation, was hoping to get some answer like your. I know Java very well and have been programming for 10 years. Not so much in Javascript.CommentedDec 1, 2015 at 15:24
- In that case, look into typescript, javascript is very loosely based, typescript tries to fix that. I don't use it myself, because the implementation to get it to run with browserify isn't as straightforward as I'd like it to be. We use browserify to compile our code into a single file where you can easily require other files. I prefer browserify over typescript as typescript only renders your strict code back to loose javascript.– PjetrCommentedDec 1, 2015 at 16:15
