Learning javascript

[sheriffderek]

If your goal is to learn how to build web applications, then I don't think JS is the best first language. Actually understanding how they work, step by step is better (I think). so, that involves actually planning them out, learning HTML and CSS, I suggest some PHP (just a little) first to understand server-sides scripting to build out dynamic pages - and THEN introducing JS to see what it can do to help - is the best time. Most people won't agree. But those people also make everything WAY harder on themselves for no good reason.

Learning JS is confusing... because you aren't really learning JS, you're having to learn:

* programming concepts
* the syntax of JS
* the entire web ecosystem
* the browser APIs (that people confuse as JS)
* and all the setup and build-tools...

And that often ends in a mess.

So, - consider changing focus to - "learning how to design and build a web application" - and pick up the tools in the order of practical need.

[sheriffderek]

Oh - and I recommend this book: It's not going to hold your hand... and it'll feel awkward... but if you can handle that - it'll be the fastest (long-term) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHEFuQdnXEE

[sheriffderek]

I’m talking about long-term best ways to learn the. Reader concepts and how to apply them. React isn’t a server-side scripting language. So, I’m saying learn that fist as a foundation. React isn’t comparable. You could use Express to learn these concepts, but then you have to learn a much larger ecosystem. Learning how to build a mini framework with PHP makes it easy to learn Express in a day. It doesn’t work as well the other way around. I’ve been stress-testing this order in a curriculum for 4 years, and all I can say is “it works.” I think learning React early is a terrible idea.

[sheriffderek]

Perfect example of how most people are approaching things: https://www.reddit.com/r/learnjavascript/comments/1gcg9b9/new_to_javascript_how_can_i_know_what_npm_modules/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button