[mindfulbee]

Thanks for the recommendations! Do you have any recommendations on where to start. I'm currently in college and trying to take this on as a hobby. I wish there were ways to learn these languages a lot faster (like matrix, just plug it in), but I realize I need to spend a decent amount of time to actually pick it up.

Also, any recommendations on whether I should try to be building mobile apps or web apps as my end goal?

[malandrew]

You can't go wrong with any of those books.

Given your interest in mobile/web apps, my recommendation is to start with Eloquent Javascript then Dive into HTML5 and then DOM Scripting. With those three, you'll have a solid base for what the next 5 years of what technology trends will throw at you.

Eventually you'll need to start working more with stuff on the server side. Once that time comes, you'll know enough to choose the server side language that makes the most sense for you (my bet is that you'll probably end up choosing between Javascript, Python, Ruby or Clojure in that order).

[mindfulbee]

Thank you so much for your help! I found some books that I will be using and I will definitely still be needing more advice down the road. Here is my blog I started, if you'd like to see my progress later down the road:

http://mindfulhack.wordpress.com/

I just want to thank you again for all your advice! It's very helpful!