JavaScript-Fu and the Web 2.0 Zen.
There are probably as many ways to engage in the practice of JavaScript-Fu as there are individuals. These are but a collection of guidelines taken from the sacred scriptures of Web 2.0. Your method will grow out of being mindful of your practice. In the absence of a teacher these guidelines can serve you well, if you continue to follow them in good faith.
Go read the whole article JavaScript-Fu: Guidelines for Web 2.0 Mastery, a collection of guidelines to learn and practise good javascript.
Here it is my favourite:
After ten years of apprenticeship, Kenno achieved the rank of JavaScript-Fu teacher. One rainy day, he went to visit the famous master Gan-jin. When he walked in, the master greeted him with a question, “Did you develop your scripts using Aptana?”
“Yes,” Kenno replied.
“Tell me,” the master continued, “did you use self-invoking functions that return object literals to achieve perfect information hiding?”
Kenno did not know the answer, and realized that he had not yet attained full JavaScript-Fu awareness. So he became Gan-jin’s apprentice and studied under him for ten more years.
Good reading.