| Personally, the best resources that were invaluable to me were the Jon Duckett books called... JavaScript and jQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development http://javascriptbook.com/ and.. HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites http://www.htmlandcssbook.com/ The Javascript one gives a really solid foundation for learning Javascript from the ground up and front-end web development in general. Also there are practical examples of many things the beginner/average developer usually is tasked with building and doing. There is also the companion book that he did a couple years earlier on HTML and CSS. They are pretty much both the first things that show up on Amazon when you search for Javascript and jQuery as well as HTML and CSS, and best sellers in their respective category. In terms of what you should start with, I'd recommend basic front-end development, but browser extensions are good too. Hope that helps! |