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24 alternatives to Practical Modern JavaScript

Dive into ES6 and the Future of JavaScript

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Practical Modern JavaScript launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1TJ
   The JavaScript Way, a new book for learning modern JS▲39

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2AJ
   A JavaScript Handbook▲239

   2018 · jshandbook.com · its alternatives →

3. 3JB
   JavaScript books, free online▲222

   2016 · exploringjs.com · its alternatives →

4. 4LA
   Learn and practice modern JavaScript▲305

   2019 · learnjavascript.online · its alternatives →

5. 5FJ
   Fast.js – faster reimplementations of native JavaScript functions▲323

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6JA
   JavaScript Application Design book▲66

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Understanding ES6▲71

   Get started with the new Javascript

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8EA
   Expounder – A small JavaScript library for more engaging tutorials▲134

   2016 · skorokithakis.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   JavaScript Air: For the Beginners▲62

   Stories and wisdom from the panel, for beginner programmers

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10TJ
    The JavaScript Way, a book for learning modern JavaScript from scratch▲545

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11MM
    Mastering Modular JavaScript▲94

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Eloquent JavaScript ▲149

    Free ebook for the JS Beginners

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13MA
    Monkberry – a JavaScript library for building web user interfaces▲115

    2016 · monkberry.js.org · its alternatives →

14. 14JA
    jTools – a collection of JavaScript web components with MIT license▲106

    2019 · bossanova.uk · its alternatives →

15. 15OA
    OxJS - a JavaScript Library for Web Applications▲44

    2012 · oxjs.org · its alternatives →

16. 16J1
    Javalin 1.0 – A Kotlin/Java web framework▲271

    2017 · javalin.io · its alternatives →

17. 17PM
    Practical Modern JavaScript▲7

    2017 · ponyfoo.com · its alternatives →

18. 181J
    1kb JavaScript library for building front end applications▲187

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AR
    A Repo of JavaScript Coding Challenges▲127

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 201K
    1 KB JavaScript framework for building front-end applications▲216

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21FJ
    Faster.js – a micro-optimizing JavaScript compiler▲89

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    JavaScript and JQuery▲6

    Interactive Front-End Web Development

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23AM
    Advanced Mathematics Library for Node.js and JavaScript▲123

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    You Don't Know JS▲6

    ES6 & Beyond

    2017 · its alternatives →

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