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where the fuck are you buying your books

Start with this one: Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript: With jQuery, CSS & HTML5 (Learning PHP, MYSQL, Javascript, CSS & HTML5) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1491978910/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Duo0DbK8M9NZE

Your idea of not wanting to study anything unnecessary is a bit unrealistic, it's like saying you just want to fix your Honda and not understand how cars work. You need to understand a huge amount of random tech that all will require some study or you will be perpetually lost.

I would recommend a book like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Learning-PHP-MySQL-JavaScript-Javascript/dp/1491978910/

And just read it in order it recommends.

Check this one .

Only about half of the programming industry has a degree directly related to IT or programming. Most have college degrees in something, but in the end the most valuable thing to someone hiring in IT is skills. Once you have the skills, you just need to get noticed.

I would recommend you learn Linux administration and web development. (Or you could learn Windows too - I don't know Windows well so I can't comment on it. Linux and Mac OS X are somewhat more popular in the programming world, but if you're looking to get into IT, not programming, then Windows administration might be more common.)

A good book to learn Linux is "The Linux Command Line".

https://www.amazon.com/Linux-Command-Line-Complete-Introduction/dp/1593273894/

For learning web development, you could read "
Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript: With jQuery, CSS & HTML5"

https://www.amazon.com/Learning-PHP-MySQL-JavaScript-jQuery/dp/1491978910/

Codecademy would also really help you in here:

https://www.codecademy.com/

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me and I'll do my best to respond.

Well it all depends on what language will you be using for Backend.

Assuming you use PHP i can recommend you a book i owe and it's quite good "Learning Php, MySQL & JavaScript: With Jquery, CSS & Html5" covers frontend basic that you can skip, but the main reason i recommend you this one is because you learn PHP which is a very famous language in all internet backen, covers javascript which you will need for sure, you learn Database development another needing in backend and the final project its a social website.

Now assuming you want to go on with JS to go full in just one language then a must is this udemy course: The Complete Node.js Developer Course (3rd Edition). On books side there are tons of options, so i will leave this collection of some of the best JS & NodeJS books:

1. Best JavaScript Books (2019)
   
2. Top 20 Node.JS books that you should read in 2018
   
   These are the ones i can recommend you, if you tell me which language you will be using i could help you a little bit more on forming a learning path(I love learning paths) to keep focused on what to study and when. Don't get discouraged by imposer syndrome, whenever you get to think about it get to code and the greatest advice i can give you is "Always read a book while coding" don't just read a book, code what you see and even do some projects related to the topic you are looking don't focus only in the book, "practice makes perfection". Keep it going bro!