It's never too late.
Since you have interest in implementing ideas on the web, you are already on to an easier path with the many frameworks available.
Get started with building your mockups and slowly get the functionalities in when you are finding your way with the programming framework.
Agreed. Not only that, but they have an awesome API. I've used it to write automation tools for our build/deploy process. Never underestimate the usefulness of a good API.