[gabemart]

I am in a similar position to you, in that I only very recently picked up any javascript.

What's worked for me: use whatever meager skills you have to work on a real project that you find interesting. Not something that can hurt people if it goes wrong, but something you care about. Concentrate on the user experience. Eventually, you'll learn better ways to do things as you need to.

I made http://asoftmurmur.com

If you want a laugh, look at the source (the javascript at the bottom of the main index). It's probably the worst JS I've ever seen, but I concentrated on the user experience and I'm pretty happy with how that worked out. I'm now building an Android version and the source is a thousand times more elegant and concise. In the grand scheme of things, I'm sure it's still awful, but that's fine, so long as the user experience is good. Next time the code will be better.

Build something real. When you run into a problem you can't solve by yourself, ask for help. This will naturally create a narrow but ever-expanding scope in the face of a limitless quantity of knowledge. I don't know anything about programming, but that's what's worked for me so far.

[cmbaus]

I'm using asoftmurmur now. I think it is the best noise generator out there. Who cares what the code looks like?