Learning the Trade
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Published: 2018-09-28 23:03:43

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I thought I would throw together a list of resources I have found interesting and useful when it comes to building the internet. This is by no means exhaustive and will be updated over time as I find new things that are interesting. Broken into sections below.

Podcasts:

[A Responsive Web Design Podcast](http://responsivewebdesign.com/podcast/) This is one of my current favorites. It covers the concerns of responsive design and coding in a solid way. A must for designers.

[The Haskellcast](http://www.haskellcast.com/) is awesome if you are interested in functional programming in general and Haskell in particular.

[ShopTalk](http://shoptalkshow.com/) is a recent addition to my podcast list. Fun look into the trade. Sometimes feels a little dated in its information but lots of fun.

[Frontside](https://frontsidethepodcast.simplecast.fm/) is mostly Ember focused but they have some really great human interest/process pieces that make it worth a listen.

Articles:

[Responsive Web Design](http://alistapart.com/article/responsive-web-design) by Ethan Marcotte. The article that started it all.

[The Two Pillars of JavaScript part 1](https://medium.com/javascript-scene/the-two-pillars-of-javascript-ee6f3281e7f3#.d8x90oav0) by Eric Elliot

[The Two Pillars of JavaScript - pt 2 Functional Programming](https://medium.com/javascript-scene/the-two-pillars-of-javascript-pt-2-functional-programming-a63aa53a41a4#.nb03mnejz) by Eric Elliot

[JavaScript Modules the ES6 Way](https://24ways.org/2014/javascript-modules-the-es6-way/) by Jack Franklin

[The Web’s Grain](http://www.frankchimero.com/writing/the-webs-grain/) by Frank Chimero. Anything by Frank is really excellent.

[What Screens Want](http://www.frankchimero.com/writing/what-screens-want/) by Frank Chimero

[Scale and Performance of a Large JavaScript Application](https://24ways.org>24%20Ways</a>%20an%20advent%20calendar%20of%20articles%20on%20building%20the%20internet%20that%20is%20refreshed%20every%20December.</p><p>Videos:</p><p><a%20href=) by The Netflix UI team. Basically all the videos they put out are worth watching.

[The Better Parts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo36MrBfTk4) by Douglas Crockford

[Crockford on JavaScript](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7664379246A246CB) is a playlist of the talks Crockford gave on JS for YUI

Books:

[JavaScript the Good Parts](http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockford/dp/0596517742/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1445366911&sr=8-1&keywords=JavaScript+the+good+parts). Say what you will about Crockford this is still the foundational work for javascript development.

[Eloquent Javascript](http://eloquentjavascript.net/) has some great sections in it. Particularly as a primer on functional programming in js.

[Web Form Design](http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/web-form-design/) is the best book on forms that has been written. A must read.

[The Shape of Design](http://shapeofdesignbook.com/) by Frank Chimero. Originally kickstarted into existence this book is a fantastic look at design.

Other Stuff:

[frontend tv](http://www.frontend.tv/) a really great project by a friend of mine [Trevor Miller](http://www.trevordmiller.com/). Covers all sorts of great topics in bite size videos.

[exercism.io](http://exercism.io/) is a cool tool for learning languages that I’ve been playing with lately. Like it a lot.

[Exercises](https://github.com/kolodny/exercises) is similar to exercism in scope but focused on js only.