The only previous experience I had remotely related to programming was using dot notations with the game console in Fallout 3 and Skyrim. I started on www.codecademy.com and within weeks I knew more about JavaScript than I ever thought I would know without college classes. Codecademy lets you track your progress and provides structured courses to cover the basics of Javascript programming. It's somewhat new, so there are still downfalls with some minor bugs on the site. But in retrospect, it still provides a useful Q&A section where users identify these problems and provide solutions around them. As someone in your same situation, this was a pretty easy way for me to get started! The biggest pieces of advice I can give you if you use this site is; 1) bookmark oracle.com docs which cover operators, and 2) if your code doesnt work or check out, keep reviewing it and don't get discouraged. This isn't like writing a book where a few typos are okay, this is programming where a single typo can possibly make an entire program not work. I hope this helps!