On: If Not SPAs, What?

[CptFribble]

Hi, I'm also a new JS coder, but I'd like to avoid becoming one of "those people" you're talking about. I've been struggling with exactly what you mention - how to find out the "correct" way to apply patterns/do relatively complex things, but all I get on search results are Medium articles written by bootcamp grads.

Can you recommend any sources of truth/books that can guide down the right path? Of course I'll be going through all the things you mention but I'm just curious if there's somewhere I can get the right information besides just reading through Firefox code, for example.

Thanks!!!

[mercer → CptFribble]

I'd say Eloquent Javascript (available for free online, I think) is a good book to read. "You Don't Know JS" is also a good one!

Basically, go for anything that teaches you non-js-specific approaches as well as as a solid understanding of the fundamentals.

[CptFribble → mercer]

Thank you! I'll check both of those out

[d13 → CptFribble]

And Crockford’s JavaScript: The Good Parts. Although and older book, JavaScript fundamentals never change and it describes a lot of those forgotten foundations.