Would personally recommend you try some modern, beginner-friendly JS frameworks, such as: RactiveJS - http://learn.ractivejs.org http://learn.ractivejs.org Kn

Would personally recommend you try some modern, beginner-friendly JS frameworks, such as: RactiveJS - http://learn.ractivejs.org http://learn.ractivejs.org KnockoutJS - http://learn.knockoutjs.com http://learn.knockoutjs.com These aren't the hottest or most popular technologies, but they teach good fundementals and are easy to get started with, compared to the powerful but complex frameworks like React and Angular, etc.