Glad I inspired you @swelker101 , and its awesome you're going to share your journey with the community at large. JavaScript is a great scripting language to start out with as its supported in so many applications and frame works. Its not just for web pages and webapps.

Here are some other toolkits that support JavaScript in various ways:

• QT : What I use for most my projects. Can be used in embedded devices, game consoles, Windows, Linux, MacOS. (example app: Krita) (example Desktop Enviroment: KDE)

• GTK : The library behind a HUGE amount of desktops and desktop applications in the FOSS world. (example app: gnome-twitch ) (example Desktop Enviroment: Gnome