First a joke,
"Should you learn javascript, nope. Is there any other option, nope."
https://youtu.be/Uo3cL4nrGOk

Second, I found javascript to be terribly taught to me in school, but really loved TypeScript since the TSC compiler can be a really handy way of testing your first few bits of coding content.
Also the CodeCademy course on it was pretty good.
https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-typescript

I'm trying to make a game in rpg maker MZ. It uses JavaScript.
And yeah they taught me C++ in school in the worst way. (I actually failed the class)

Does the CodeCademy course teach just the language or actual object oriented programming (throwing words around like I know what any of this means lmao)

Think of it as like wood-shop.
They teach you the tools, in's and out's of using em, materials and applications. They then guide you through a few dozen blueprints of things to build. Slowly ramping up into big project, in such away that by the end you feel comfortable getting dirty and trying to build things on your own. However, the arts of design, and architecture are kinda higher level discussions above basic certification courses.

I've found written problem solving and types of work of that format to be better than youtube tutorials, those tend to be more 'paint-by-numbers.'

alright sounds like fun!
I'll def check it out. Thank you for the suggestion!

Ugh.. got some bad experience in trying to learn Java for a CIT major, it was a purely online class, the professor was even less than unhelpful, never gave any logical ideas to help and never explained anything even a tiny bit, and did absolutely nothing to help when I or others were blatantly unable to figure the higher level work they gave us at the literal start of the one and only programming language class available at the community college I was going to, caused me to get the only F out of my time there, and to pretty much flunk out of it, and now I'm a school custodian.

o_o

Javascript specifically I don't have much practice with, but especially if it's something that doesn't need much complexity I daresay I'm pretty good at looking at the documentation and coming up with something "good enough". Are you trying to do something specific or just all the programming for a game?

(Considering what site this is I'm surprised this journal doesn't have one of the authors of the Chrome javascript engine replying to it.)

I'm trying to do something specific. I'm using rpg maker MZ and wanted to script a custom UI.
I got some stuff already but for some reason it feels wrong and if I try to make the code shorter it just gives me error messages.

https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/inde.....nu-png.309078/
I did the main menu using the eventing system within the engine. I do have to do the menu above using a selfmade plugin tho.

I can't offer much help when it comes to js outside frontend web development (and especially oop haha), but it's usually helpful to know the basics and roughly the logic of what you need and then consult stackoverflow via search (or thread).
Been there because I have been lost before trying to squash arrays in PHP for highly specific needs that are outside conventional web development purposes and I was ready to pull my hair out lol.

yeah. Been learning alot about js. From reading documents to watching vids to coding small things myself. But I'm terrible at problem solving. xD