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JavaScript is a popular language among web developers which has given rise to several frameworks that simplify your code. According to the largest online developer communities, [StackOverflow](https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/) in their 2019 survey of the most sought-after programming languages shed some light on what to expect in the coming year:

 ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/innomizetech/image/upload/v1687234974/production/javascript_learning_path_cd16fc0275.png) 

Top Programming Languages in 2019

For the seventh year in a row, [JavaScript](https://stackoverflow.com/jobs?sort=i&q=javascript) is the most commonly used programming language. So how to learn **JavaScript**, how to up-level your programming language skills, and what is the path for learning JavaScript from the beginning? If you don’t know how to get started, then you should read this post.

#### Step 1 – Learn basic and fundamentals

Firstly, you need to understand the basic concepts and fundamentals of JavaScript, you can learn from

*   [W3 Schools](https://www.w3schools.com/js/)
*   [Javascript.info](https://javascript.info/)

[You-Dont-Know-JS](https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS) This is a series of books diving deep into the core mechanisms of the JavaScript language. You should read this to get more overview and advanced concepts of JavaScript such as Scope & Closures, Objects & Classes, Sync & Async, ES.Next & Beyond.

#### Step 2 – Learn modern JavaScript

Learning basic isn’t enough, you need to learn more about advanced and modern JavaScript concepts/syntax, it helps you write code efficiently, quickly, and high performance

*   [ES6 for Everyone](https://es6.io/)
*   [Eloquent JavaScript](https://eloquentjavascript.net/)

#### Step 3 – Coding Style and Convention

Coding standards (also sometimes known as ‘Coding Conventions’ or ‘Coding Rules’) are a set of guidelines that a group of developers stick to, to ensure that they all essentially follow the same style.

*   [Airbnb JavaScript Style Guide](https://github.com/airbnb/javascript)
*   [Google JavaScript Style Guide](https://google.github.io/styleguide/jsguide.html#features-this)
*   [jQuery Style Guide](https://contribute.jquery.org/style-guide/js/)

Read about [prettier](https://prettier.io/) and see how to configure it in order to format your code and save time.

#### Step 4 – Review your knowledge

Now is the time to review your understanding of JavaScript by answering interview questions

*   [Top 50 JavaScript Interview Questions You Must Prepare in 2020](https://www.edureka.co/blog/interview-questions/javascript-interview-questions/)
*   [Top 85 JavaScript Interview Questions & Answers](https://www.guru99.com/javascript-interview-questions-answers.html)
*   [37 Essential JavaScript Interview Questions](https://www.toptal.com/javascript/interview-questions)

#### Step 5 – Practices

*   Learning JavaScript libraries (e.g. Lodash, ReactJS, Moment, jQuery, Ramda, and a lot more)
*   Learn JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular, VueJS, and EmberJS)
*   Task runner (e.g. Gulp, Grunt) and module bunder (e.g. Webpack, Browserify)

#### Step 6 – Be an expert

*   Continue learning core concepts in JavaScript such as Closure, Hosting, Scope, Coercion, Prototypes
*   Learn OOP, [Functional Programming](https://medium.com/javascript-scene/master-the-javascript-interview-what-is-functional-programming-7f218c68b3a0)
*   Read this book [Learning JavaScript Design Patterns](https://addyosmani.com/resources/essentialjsdesignpatterns/book/) or [design-patterns](https://www.dofactory.com/javascript/design-patterns)

If you want to become a web, backend, or full-stack developer, JavaScript isn’t enough, you need to learn more. Check out this roadmap and pick your path [Web Developer Roadmap 2019](https://github.com/kamranahmedse/developer-roadmap) and keep yourself up to date.

A Brief Summary Of JavaScript Learning Path

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