anchor.diff:  In the spring of 2014 I decided I needed a change and decided I wanted to become a JavaScript full stack programmer.  I started attending http://www.meetup.com/UtahJS/[UtahJS] meetups in the Salt Lake City area.  Early that summer there was a UtahJS Conference.  While attending I met another novice JS developer.  We were both really happy to see each other at the next UtahJS meetup.  After that meetup, we were talking about how hard it was to learn code in isolation, and thus was born the http://www.meetup.com/slc-js-learners/[SLC JS Learners'] group.
   
   Since that fateful day, the SLC JS Learners' group has grown to more than 600 members, so big that we're actually merging into the UtahJS group, and I've gotten a lot of novices up and running!  The following resources and tips are the things I most frequently share with my fellow learners. 
  -
   
   ## JavaScript
   
  
positive.code: 
  ### Adventures in JavaScript Land
  
  When you're starting to feel confident in the basics and need a bit of a change of pace (*your primary focus should still be on progressing through freeCodeCamp!*) there are many great places to play and practice what you're learning:
  
  I'd hold off playing around with them until you've finished at least the freeCodeCamp's "Basic JavaScript" exercises (by their estimates, another 8 hours or so).  And —_coming from experience_— don't let them distract you from actually moving forward on your primary goals!
  
  
negative.code: JS Learners' Fieldguide
  =======================
  :hp-tags: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Resources, Recommendations, Learners
  
  :toc:
  
  