Eloquent JavaScript, 4th edition (2024) (via) Marijn Haverbeke is the creator of both the CodeMirror JavaScript code editor library (used by Datasette and many other projects) and the ProseMirror rich-text editor. Eloquent JavaScript is his Creative Commons licensed book on JavaScript, first released in 2007 and now in its 4th edition.
I’ve only dipped into it myself but it has an excellent reputation.
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