About the book

“Exploring JavaScript” makes the language less challenging to learn for newcomers, by offering a modern view that is as consistent as possible.

Highlights:

• Get started quickly, by initially focusing on modern features.
• Test-driven exercises available for most chapters.
• Covers all essential features of JavaScript, up to and including ES2024.
• Optional advanced sections let you dig deeper.

No prior knowledge of JavaScript is required, but you should know how to program.

In case you were wondering: This book was previously called “JavaScript for impatient programmers”. The new name reflects its rather large scope – which has exceeded initial plans for a long time.

Read all chapters online for free

Free content:

• Read the full book online
• Download previews (50%):
  • Ebook (PDF)
  • Ebook (EPUB)
  • Test-driven exercises (ZIP)

Buy the book

The free online version is made possible by the sales of the book. There are digital packages and a print version. Thanks for your support!

Digital packages

	Package “book”	Package “book & exercises”
Price	USD 39	USD 45
	Buy now	Buy now
HTML archive (no ads)	✔︎	✔︎
DRM-free EPUB	✔︎	✔︎
DRM-free PDF (687 pages)	✔︎	✔︎
Exercises		✔︎

Print version: “JavaScript for impatient programmers” (ES2019 edition)

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Upgrading from old editions or smaller packages

Upgrading from old editions:

• Upgrading from any old edition to any new package: 75% discount (see instructions below)
• If you bought the ES2022 edition on May 1 or later, you get the new edition for free (I should have already sent you an email).

Upgrading from a smaller package:

• Upgrading from package “book” to package “exercises”: USD 6.75 (see instructions below)

How to upgrade

• Go to the download page (from which you downloaded your ebooks).
• At the bottom there is a box saying “As a thank you for purchasing, you've received a special discount”.
• Click on the button “Learn More”.
• A new page opens that lists all available discounts.

If you couldn’t upgrade:

• Did you lose the purchase receipt (an email from Payhip) that contains the link to the download page?
  • Email me and tell me the email address you used for your purchase. Then I’ll resend the receipt.

Discounts and bulk purchases (digital version only)

• Discounts:
  • If a digital package is beyond your means, you can get a discount via this form.
  • If you own the print version of the book, you can get package “exercises” for USD 19 via this form.
• Bulk purchases: If you intend to buy more than 10 digital copies, please contact me via email at dr_axel AT icloud.com and I’ll help you make the purchase (Payhip doesn’t currently directly support bulk purchases).

About the author

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

Axel has been writing about JavaScript since 2009.