[techsin]

I've read about 4 books on javascript including eloquent javascript, and video by Crockford. I've also done courses about javascript which really really helped on udacity such as web development, oop in js, patterns in js.

I really do have to focus, i'm making simple apps in phonegap to chrome extension to web layout in PS to apis in nodejs.

[magic_beans]

Stop reading books about js and start writing code. The only way to get to that $80k salary is to build, build, build. \

Step 1: build a portfolio. No one will even look at you without some sort of code under your belt.

[techsin]

I've been building too. For example when i was learning about websocket (socketio library) http://codepen.io/techsin/full/DnIcp/

open in desktop or laptop, in two different ones or in two different tabs.