Here are some absolute beginners guides which I hope can be useful. If you have a good source, please comment with more links!
Don't forget that the javascript file used by the screen saver should not contain any <script>..</script> block. The simplest screen saver you can write is one line:
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alert("Hi there!");
https://www.w3schools.com/js/
developer.mozilla.org can be a bit scary! It's enormous. But also complete! It's the guys making the future browsers so it should be. This link lead directly to the javascript part, expect some reading. I use it as a complement to w3schools when there is just that tiny advanced thing I cannot google.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/doc ... irst_steps
stackoverflow.com is the number one forum for getting your answers! It is so comprehensive it usually replaces reading the documentation. Every possible question have an answer. Google is your friend here. I google "javascript how do i..." followed with my question. Many times stackoverflow show up first simply because the same question has been asked in every variant of english you can imagine.
Always respect people answering your question, don't forget they do it for free. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/javascript
geeksforgeeks.org seem to be organized and full of good examples along with explanations. The commercial is not too disturbing, some of it have a hide-me button.
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/javascript-tutorial/
javascript.info seem to be a comprehensive guide with a classic structure with the fundamentals, data types, functions, objects and the lot.
https://javascript.info/hello-world
tutorialspoint.com are similar to javascript.info, packed with commercial but otherwise free to use.
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/javascri ... syntax.htm
I hope this will help you get started!