The series’ first book, Up & Going, provides the necessary background for those of you with limited programming experience. By learning the basic building blocks of programming, as well as JavaScript’s core mechanisms, you’ll be prepared to dive into the other, more in-depth books in the series — and be well on your way toward true JavaScript.

With this book you will:

• Learn the essential programming building blocks, including operators, types, variables, conditionals, loops, and functions;
• Become familiar with JavaScript's core mechanisms such as values, function closures, this, and prototypes;
• Get an overview of other books in the series—and learn why it’s important to understand all parts of JavaScript.