freeCodeCamp's free JavaScript course covers the language fundamentals in a self-paced format, with a companion video walkthrough of the full course on its YouTube channel.

Commenters point to it as a solid free starting point for JavaScript foundations, and one notes it is among the free options worth doing before paid courses.

On Reddit (2)

1. Recommendsmancinis_blessed_batr/learnprogramming2023in “I want to buy into a course! please read”▲ 2

   My opinion: Anything that’s worth paying for comes later down the line in self-directed learning. I.e. you’re not going to get a lot of added value learning the foundations from a paid course, all the free ones are really high quality now. That changes as you get further down a path and…

2. RecommendsLoveTechHateTechr/learnprogramming2021in “Hi, I need help, my new job requires me to know JavaScript pretty well and learn NodeJS in the next month or so. I need help on how to start, where to start, what are the best courses that helped you understand JS, etc.”▲ 4

   +1 for freeCodeCamp. They also have a decent library of videos (including one that walks you through their entire JavaScript course) on their YouTube channel. Some people also recommend the Odin Project. I started it a while ago, didn’t get too far, but they do have a full stack JavaScript course…

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