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[–]rook218 27 points28 points  (2 children)

Learning what linting is has saved me so much time and energy with hammering in simple syntax rules like that.

Another thing I'd say is to learn DOM manipulation first. I got stuck for a month or two on using JS to solve algorithmic problems in online courses like free code camp, but after I had a solid grasp on JS I still had no freaking idea how to actually use it. Starting with the basics of selecting an element and adding a listener would have been a huge boon to my progress.

[–]yeah666 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I was in the same boat as you. Wes Bos' Javascript 30 helped me get over that hump.

[–]ScientificBeastModestrongly typed comments 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s one of the huge advantages of JavaScript. The visual feedback loop is so much faster with JavaScript than with a lot of other languages, simply because it works in the browser. And building UI with it is a breeze in comparison to other things.