How do I go from codecademy to actual programming? Specific example included
<p>So I have been spending a lot of time lately on codecademy and it is amazing. I feel like I am starting to really grasp JavaScript and programming in general. However, I want to start the basics of implementing my new skills into use. I am sure I am not alone with this desire and while I have some books coming in the mail (for jQuery, Ajax and Ruby) I thought Stack Overflow might be a good place to start.</p>

<p>Let's say for example I wanted to use the code (or something like it) below that I just wrote to calculate someones BMI and interpret it for them. It prompts them to input their weight and height and then calculates their BMI.</p>

<p>The code works in the codecademy scratch pad but I would have no idea how to put this code to use in the real world. I have a feeling it would have something to do with creating an HTML form and taking the input names as variables but I'm not sure.</p>

<p>If this isn't the correct place to ask the question, I apologize, this is my first question on Stack Overflow!  </p>

<pre><code>var weight = prompt("How much do you weigh, in pounds?");
var height = prompt("How tall are you, in inches?");
var BMI = (weight*703)/(height*height);
console.log("You have a BMI of " + Math.floor(BMI));
if (BMI&lt;=15){
    console.log("You are very severly underweight!");
}else if (BMI&lt;16 &amp;&amp; BMI&gt;=15){
    console.log("You are severly underweight!");
}else if (BMI&lt;19 &amp;&amp; BMI&gt;=16){
    console.log("You are underweight");
}else if (BMI&lt;25 &amp;&amp; BMI&gt;=19){
    console.log("You are healthy!");
}else if(BMI&lt;30 &amp;&amp; BMI &gt;=25){
    console.log("You are overweight" );
}else if(BMI&lt;35 &amp;&amp; BMI &gt;=30){
console.log("You are moderately obese!");
}else{
    console.log("lose weight fatty!");
}
</code></pre>
