Recently I have been working with our CTO, Bernardo Castillo, on a project converting a C# application to JavaScript by hand. The syntax clearly has differences (along with similarities), but the biggest questions have come regarding principles and patterns. As we wrote the JavaScript I kept falling back to things I have read from a few very good resources throughout my affair with JavaScript programming. I compiled a short list last night and sent it to Bernardo, but thought it is something that should be made public. If you are a C# (or any Object-oriented language) programmer looking to learn patterns and practices in JavaScript then these resources are great for inspiration and instruction. If you are already a JavaScript programmer I guarantee that there are things you can learn from the style guides. I am still learning from them.
Introduction to Object-Oriented JavaScript
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Introduction_to_Object-Oriented_JavaScript Author: Fernando Trasviña
Simple JavaScript Inheritance
http://ejohn.org/blog/simple-javascript-inheritance/ Author: John Resig
3 ways to define a JavaScript class
http://www.phpied.com/3-ways-to-define-a-javascript-class/ Author: Stoyan Stefanov
Principles of Writing Consistent, Idiomatic JavaScript
https://github.com/rwldrn/idiomatic.js Author: Rick Waldron
The Elements of JavaScript Style
http://javascript.crockford.com/style1.html Author: Douglas Crockford
Code Conventions for the JavaScript Programming Language
http://javascript.crockford.com/code.html Author: Douglas Crockford
Essential JavaScript Design Patterns
http://addyosmani.com/resources/essentialjsdesignpatterns/book/ Author: Addy Osmani I hope these resources help you. There a many more resources I did not mention, but these ones give experienced programmers good guidance for taking their current skills to JavaScript (the right way). And a huge thanks the the fellas that wrote these great articles. You have helped me tremendously.
