I came across an article last week (unfortunately I cannot remember where!) that was talking about how the mayor of New York was learning to code!

After reading some more, it appears that a new web site has been set up that has a range of free tutorials on how to code with JavaScript.  The web site is Codecademy.

As a web developer, I was a bit apprehensive at first of how effective it could be but, after registering for free and completing their tutorials, I can say that it is actually a very good site for people who want to start learning how to code -

• it covers topics including variable declaration, simple mathematics (addition, subtraction, etc), prompts and messages, arrays, if statements, while and do loops, functions and objects.
• it has a built in console that allows you to type and run your code on the fly
• it provides help and tips if you get stuck with a particular lesson
• there appears to be regular updates and mini applications that are added to keep the content fresh.

All in all, it looks like a good place for beginners to start if they want to learn JavaScript.