Books

Get started quickly, creating applications for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) using the official MCP SDKs for Python, Java 21, and Node.js. Quickly master, all of the concepts needed in order to build MCP servers, including transport protocols, tools, resources, prompts, roots, and sampling. Learn how to get familiar with popular MCP client applications such as, Claude Desktop, Postman, and the MCP Inspector.

It seems like there's never been as much widespread desire before to learn JS. But with a million blogs, books, and videos out there, just where do you start? Get Started prepares you for the journey ahead, first surveying the language then detailing how the rest of the You Don't Know JS Yet book series guides you to knowing JS more deeply.

In this book, you'll uncover strategies that industry professionals use to build scalable, performant, and maintainable React applications, all without becoming overwhelmed by complexity.

The foundation of all programs is organization of variables/functions into nested scopes. Yet, many never contemplate how & why these decisions are made and the impacts on code maintainability. Scope & Closures examines lexical scope, builds on its principles for the power of closure, and digs into the module pattern for better program structure.

You Don’t Know JS Yet: The Unbooks is the final, draft-edition release of the second edition series—featuring the complete but unedited drafts of Book 3: Objects & Classes and Book 4: Types & Grammar, plus two bonus chapters reflecting on the “lost” books that were never written. This is the raw, honest conclusion to You Don’t Know JS Yet—a gift for readers who still care about deeply understanding JavaScript.

SolidJS is one of the fastest-growing reactive UI libraries—blazing fast, predictable, and simple to use. SolidJS: The Complete Guide takes you from first steps to production-ready applications, covering everything from signals, effects, and JSX rules to routing, SSR, and SolidStart. You’ll also master Solid Router for navigation and SolidStart for building full-stack apps, with plenty of real-world examples for hands-on practice. Whether you’re a beginner in reactive programming or a React developer curious about Solid’s unique approach, this book gives you the knowledge and techniques to write cleaner, more efficient code.

Covers everything you need to know to get off the ground with UI testing. Examples are built using real-world scenarios, showing how you would actually write your tests. It's a step-by-step guide on how to effectively write UI test automation for the real world.

This book is a guide to building Office Add-ins, describing the principles and design patterns shared by the new 2016+ APIs for Excel, Word, and OneNote. Download some sample book content, or buy it today. All proceeds from the book go to humanitarian work / disaster-relief, matched by Microsoft's generous Employee Match program. More info here.

Elegant Design Principles distils decades of design wisdom into 95 actionable principles spanning core OO, SOLID/GRASP, package design, reliability and a forward‑looking AI‑first approach. Explore the Design Pyramid to understand how quality attributes, smells and principles interconnect; learn to manage complexity through high cohesion, low coupling and clear abstractions; and adopt modern practices like test‑driven development and semantic modularity. From novices seeking a roadmap to experts embracing AI‑assisted workflows, this book equips you to create systems that are robust, maintainable and elegant—today and in the AI‑driven future.

Do you want to learn how to write better React code, with proven principles like S.O.L.I.D, Separation of Concerns, and Design Patterns in your React? This is a book for you. More than that, this book teaches you how to become a more productive developer with over 16 Refactorings and 20 IDE Shortcuts you can use immediately in your project today.

Lots of design token-related tips and tricks to learn in this book — from design tools to production, with an emphasis on the fact tools and automation are only useful if good communication is happening between designers and developers in the first place. -- @kaelig, Development acceleration at @Shopify -- Co-chair @DesignTokens

Learn all about JavaScript promises from veteran JavaScript author Nicholas C. Zakas.

Unleash the power of Vim in Visual Studio Code, boost your productivity and become an even more awesome developer. You can read this book free online! If you enjoy it and find it useful, share it and consider buying a copy to help me sustain my authoring efforts.

Save yourself from 1000 hours of trial and error experiences! Stop feeling overwhelmed! Let this book take you from complete novice to a respectable JavaScript developer in a matter of weeks! This is literally the best book to learn JavaScript.