JavaScript – Where to Start?

Learning Order
http://sivers.org/learn-js

History and Versions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript


Tutorial and Intros
Eloquent JavaScript
http://javascript.crockford.com/
Mozilla’s Core JavaScript Guide
Mozilla’s Core JavaScript Reference
http://home.cogeco.ca/~ve3ll/jstutor0.htm
http://www.javascriptkit.com/


Books
JavaScript: The Definitive Guide


Related Links

http://ycsoftware.net/javascript-libraries-useful-links/
http://ycsoftware.net/common-web-browsers-javascript-engines/

Javascript: IS Semicolon Required?

The Answer is "NO"  however,  it is good practice to always use semicolons.

If you are a PHP , C++, C# and a few others, you know a thing or two about using semicolons so it will be natural to you.

Advocates of not using semicolons whines about two much typing, redundancy, file size and so on. Honestly, i do not consider them as problems.

The only answer i would have for them is this:

When I switched from Javascript to C++, C# , PHP I do not have to worry about a thing because I always use semicolons.

Also It appears that some of the Javascript minifiers out there do not do a good job if the semicolons are not used.


Related Article
http://mislav.uniqpath.com/2010/05/semicolons/