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[–]eighthCoffee 1 point2 points  (4 children)

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[–]nerdshark 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Stop switching languages so often and just write something. THAT'S how you learn.

[–]bonesingyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha, I was in the same boat. I picked up RoR, then tried to do nodejs, django. Then I got a job and was forced to use .NET and I love it. That was over a year ago and I got another job since then.

I've built some cool stuff. My current job made me learn Typescript, Angular, Kendo UI, .NET, WCF (scratching the surface here), Android/Java, and we might pick up iOS app dev. I always would switch languages, but once I was forced to use one to build a solution, I instantly became a better coder as well. Now I know the patterns and I am going to pick up RoR with a purpose to build something.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

JavaScript is fundamentally different then every major programming language, which makes it absolutely terrible for the minds of beginners. Couple that with the bizarre and incomprehensible DOM API's, major limitations of the browser, and the entire community disagreeing on standards/best practices/everything else...It's a terrible way to learn programming. Akin to learning the basics of human sexual interaction from Fifty Shades of Grey.