Learning to Script

I'd like to learn InDesign scripting. I have very little experience. Where can I start? Where can I progress?
Thanks!

Hi,
Im new too in the developpement of javascript extension … But I can explain to you witch documentation I readed:
– First, you have to know how to developpe scripts with JavaScript (a progamming language)
Do you have some knowledge in programming?
– then you can read the Adobe Javascript Documentation, Adobe give many examples of scripts
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/indesign/sdk.html
– use the application ExtendScript Toolkit to write your scripts
I would like to do this in the following order:
– learn a programming language like Javascript
– read the documentation and follow the examples
Bye

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