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JavaScript holds a very important part in Web Development. When it comes to the front end of a website, it is one basic you must learn!

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What is JavaScript?

JavaScript is a web-based scripting language that is used on all Web App Development. HTML, CSS and JavaScript are the fundamentals of web development that every beginner needs to learn.

Simply they are the building blocks of the website.

1. HTML forms the basic structure of the website.

2. CSS is used for styling the websites.

3. JavaScript makes the website dynamic and some animation.

When you start your web development learning journey, you can get easily confused and lost by the thousands of resources available on the internet. That's why we wrote this article is for anyone who’s confused and doesn’t know where to start.

Let's Drive In!!

25 Free Websites To Learn JavaScript

1. FreeCodeCamp

FreeCodeCamp is a non-profit organisation, which will help you learn to code for free, build real-world projects, and get a job as a developer.

It is one of the most exceptional community websites for developers. FreeCodeCamp is a really excellent place to get started.

FreeCodeCamp also has a YouTube channel, which has hundreds of free courses on topics like Python, JavaScript and a lot of advanced topics. All Videos are completely ads free.

2. JavaScript 30

JavaScript 30 provides you with the ability to build things. Lots of things. Build 1,000 things. Seriously. It also contains a lot of free JavaScript tutorials and lessons.

Some of the JavaScript tutorials are:

1. 30 Day Vanilla JS Coding Challenge.
2. Build 30 things in 30 days with 30 tutorials.
3. No Frameworks × No Compilers × No Libraries × No Boilerplate.

3. CodeMentor

Code Mentor offers a 4-week course to learn JavaScript, in fact, to master JavaScript, as the course claims.

Yeah, another impressive site for JavaScript tutorial. You can even book a 1:1 class with a mentor, which will cost you money (About $15 per hour).

You will not only learn about core JavaScript but also about other famous JavaScript libraries and related concepts like Ajax, Json, jQuery, Angular JS, and more.

4. Learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript from Scratch

This course is made by Educative. Learn to code and create your own web pages using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in this interactive web development course for beginners.

Instead of watching tedious videos and wondering how to translate those videos into proper code, you'll be practicing what you learn through interactive, test-based exercises.

5. Learn JavaScript - Full Course for Beginners [ YouTube ]

This is not a website, it's a YouTube course by FreeCodeCamp, but this video has to be recommended because it contains a lot of value in it.

This complete 134 part JavaScript tutorial for beginners will teach you everything you need to know to get started with the JavaScript programming language.

6. JavaScript.info

Learn JavaScript from the basics to advanced topics with simple, but detailed explanations. As the name speaks for itself, this website's tutorials are focused on Javascript only.

Main course contains 2 parts which cover JavaScript as a programming language and working with a browser.

This website is one of the perfect website for many developers. (beginners to advance)

7. W3Schools

This website is one of the first website, for learning Web Development, Programming, and Software Development.

They have a delightful way of teaching here. They will teach you a step by step, in a very detailed way.

8. Codecademy

Codecademy is a subscription based website, with a lot of free courses as well. In one word, it's one of best places to learn to code online.

Now Codecademy makes courses on a lot of topics, but it has made its name by an interactive JavaScript course to learn online at your own pace.

Currently, over 5M+ students have enrolled in this course.

9. Sololearn

No matter your experience level, you'll be writing real, functional code while learning with Sololearn.

These Courses designed by experts with real-world practice. You can also earn a certificate for proof, but you have to get the PRO version of sololearn [ $12/mo ].

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10. TutorialRepublic

At tutorial republic you can learn the essentials of web development technologies from the basic to advanced topics, along with real life practice examples and useful references.

You will find several interactive tools like HTML Editor, SQL Playground, Color Picker.

10. Learn Javascript Online

Created by the developers from Google, JavaScript online offers 40 free courses as you start.

You will also find some project-based code tutorial that’s best for learning, like the Flashcard application.

11. Udemy

Udemy has a ton of tutorials you can find about Javascript here. The choices may be a bit of stressful, having a wide variety of tutorials available on it.

Udemy is getting very popular today. It’s a very wide community, not just for developers but for all other skills.

12. Edx

They offer several free courses, including Javascript and Programming languages courses that were made by different universities, like Harvard, etc.

Al courses are 100% free on edX, but if you want a certificate, you will need to pay some money for the certificate. Which is reasonable as they will come from they the top universities like MIT, and Harvard.

13. Mozilla Developer Network

Mozilla Developer Network or MDN is more like documentation that developers can read and learn.

Most of the developers who use MDN are probably knowledgeable about other languages, and have been programming for long. Hence, we don't recommend MDN for beginners or for those who don't want to read and learn.

14. Code Combat

CodeCombat is a platform for students to learn computer science while playing through an actual game.

Courses have been specifically play tested to preform good in the classroom, even with teachers with little to no prior programming experience.

15. JavaScript Tutorial for Beginners [ YouTube ]

Want to learn JavaScript basics in one hour. If yes, then you can check out this YouTube video by Code With Mosh.

They have designed this course for beginners to learn JavaScript from scratch. You don't need any prior experience with JavaScript or any other programming languages.

16. Introduction to JavaScript: First Steps [ Educative ]

This is an introduction to JavaScript for the complete beginner. It'll provide the fundamentals of the language. Topics include variables, operators, functions, arrays, objects, and loops.

This course is not completely free, but you can take the Free trail of Educative Here to watch this course.

17. Dev Docs

DevDocs is free and open source project. It combines multiple API documentations in a fast, organized, and searchable interface.

The best thing is that, it contains docs for almost every popular language and framework available in the market.

18.Coursera

Coursera is a learning website developed by Stanford professors. It is a mix of free and paid online courses, and it’s applicable on all levels, beginners, juniors and even senior developers. Some of the paid courses also provide a certificate.

You can also apply for a sclorship. Coursera is extremely willing to provide a scholarship to anyone who needs it.

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19. JSDoc

JSDoc is an open source project that contains info about JavaScript. On this website, you will several documentation about JavaScript. This project currently has over 12 thousand starts on GitHub.

20. JavaScript @ GitHub

GitHub is an amazing source of knowledge for any developers. With real projects from developers around the world, you will learn things faster. But it takes some effort to settle on GitHub.

You can also check the code of different proper projects, like Airbnb clone, etc.

21. Dev.to

DEV is a community of software developers getting together to help one another out. It's a blogging platform, where developers write blogs and other learns from that blog, as simple as that.

22. Hackernoon

Hackernoon is an online publication, focusing on topics like technology and development. You maybe now thinking about, what's the difference between DEV and Hackernoon?

All articles on hackernoon are checked and correctly edited by its editors. That's why you can expect a better quality of articles over there. It's 100% Free.

23. Web Design Weekly

Web Design Weekly, as the suggest is a weekly newsletter for Developers and Designers.

There are over 30,000 developers & designers who get articles delivered right to their inbox each week.

24. JavaScript Weekly

As Web Design Weekly, JavaScript weekly is also a newsletter. It's a newsletter containing JavaScript articles, news and cool projects.

There are more than 175k Email Subscribers of JavaScript Weekly.

25. Medium

Medium is a blogging platform for writers to express their thoughts to others. There are a lot of medium publications that publish articles about programming. Few of the recommended publications are JavaScript in Plain English, Git Connect and Better Programming.

To read unlimited articles, get a $5/mo plan. But there are many writers who publish the articles with no paywall.

Conclusion

Our conclusion after discussing about all these platforms to learn JavaScript for free is that you should first start with some few courses available on YouTube and if you liked it, then you should take some courses on edX, Coursera and Udemy.

For advance learning and to get job ready for a language, you have to build some real-life projects. For help between your projects, Docs are your best friend.

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This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Chaitanya Prabuddha