I'd say it is realistic for what you're probably trying to do off the bat with Javascript. It's what I did. Since I'm already comfortably with Ruby and CoffeeS

I'd say it is realistic for what you're probably trying to do off the bat with Javascript. It's what I did. Since I'm already comfortably with Ruby and CoffeeScript's simple syntax, I used CoffeeScript's "Try CoffeeScript" console to insert Ruby-like code and get the Javascript equivalent. Helped me rapidly map Ruby-Javascript equivalences in my head. Now that I'm quickly comfortable with Javscript's surface and my foot's in the door, diving deeper into the language isn't the obstacle I used to consider it as.