How to Master JavaScript from Zero to Pro Without Paying

Software development has been the talk of the town for many years now, and after much hesitation, the web development community has agreed that JavaScript is the language of choice for developing websites and web applications.

Why Learn JavaScript?

There are tons of languages and tools and frameworks for you to choose from, but why choose JavaScript? Well, JavaScript is versatile. It allows you to use the same language in the backend and the frontend for web development, which means you can call yourself a frontend and backend developer by mastering just one language.

Free Resources for Learning JavaScript

Here are the best ways for you to learn JavaScript for free this year!

Eloquent Javascript

Eloquent Javascript is the holy grail of JavaScript books and is available for free on the internet. It is one of the best ways for anyone to start learning JavaScript. This book explains nearly all the topics of JavaScript that you might want to learn as a beginner, and it has neat exercises between chapters to keep you engaged.

The Net Ninja

My personal favorite free resource to learn JavaScript in this list is The Net Ninja's YouTube channel. The guy has neat playlists on nearly each and every JavaScript and web development topic that you might want to learn. His teaching style is very intriguing and fascinating, so you won't get bored like with many other YouTubers. I highly recommend all his JavaScript playlists, especially the ones on Asynchronous JavaScript.

The Modern JavaScript Tutorial

The Modern JavaScript Tutorial is also a comprehensive course that covers everything from A to Z of JavaScript programming for the browser and DOM manipulation. While I did not enjoy other sections of this course as much, just for the DOM and browser part of this course, it has to be on my list. It is also free.

Techsith

Techsith is one of the most underrated resources you’ll ever come across. This YouTube channel is superb in explaining the most complex and sophisticated parts of the JavaScript language with ease. I have learned a lot of difficult topics from this channel. Whenever I found something difficult to understand, I would search for Techsith's video on that topic, and it was always ready to save the day for me.

You Don’t Know JS

A great series of books that are unfortunately too long to complete, but all my peers and friends who have gone through the series have nothing but good words to say about it. With different books on different JavaScript topics hosted for free on Github, this series dives deep into all the important topics of JavaScript that you ever wanted to learn.

Best Ways to Learn JavaScript

The resources mentioned above are just a start. Becoming a true JavaScript developer requires more than just learning the syntax or understanding concepts. Here are some additional steps you can take:

Make Personal Projects

The importance of making personal projects cannot be overstated. Start with small projects on Vanilla JavaScript, like to-do lists or small bookstores, and gradually increase the complexity. Making your own projects will teach you more than anything else ever could. You will face challenges that you'll need to know solutions for, and those will teach you much more than any book ever will.

Reach Out to the Community

One of the best ways to learn is from other developers. Whether they are senior developers or your peers, they will always have something to teach you. Join communities on Facebook, Twitter, and websites like DEV Community.Motivate yourself to keep improving, and you'll also learn technically and non-technically from these interactions. Don't be hesitant to reach out to people.

Teach Other People

This is what I am doing right now and what I do on my website. By improving myself technically and my soft skills, I constantly try to teach people about things I might know more about than they do. This is a great way to help the community and improve your skills.

This is it. The best ways to become a JavaScript developer for free. If you have any ideas or ways that you like to learn, please do comment them below.