Over the past year I’ve seen a trend of people publishing free online e-books about really interesting subjects. Below is a list of some of these that I have found interesting as a front end developer, I hope you find them equally as interesting / useful
General
- Basic guidelines for Front End developers: http://taitems.github.com/Front-End-Development-Guidelines/
- Website Optimisation with Book of Speed: http://www.bookofspeed.com/
- How Browsers Work: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/internals/howbrowserswork/
Javascript
- Eloquent Javascript, A Modern Introduction to Programming: http://eloquentjavascript.net/
- Backbone Fundamentals, a creative-commons book on Backbone.js: https://github.com/addyosmani/backbone-fundamentals
- Essential Javascript Design Patterns for Beginners: http://www.addyosmani.com/resources/essentialjsdesignpatterns/book/
CSS
- Scalable and Modular Architecture for CSS: http://smacss.com/
