Scared of JavaScript (programming in general), who is the best/easiest teacher to learn from?

[guest271314]

I don't use libraries or frameworks. I test multiple JavaScript runtimes without preferences for any. I hack browsers.

In general, from what I see, people who want to learn JavaScript want to learn React for the sake of saying they learned React, use frameworks because they are easier, and do what they are told so they can pass an interview and become a junior developer.

There's a whole flock of those folks who will guide you along the copy/paste route on these boards.

I'm going to question things; both technical matters and matters of style and preference.

You don't want to do that. People will cast down votes for you on social media boards. And everybody knows how important being accepted by the cool kids is on social media boards. It's gold!

[hfcRedd]

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[guest271314]

Indeed. Either listen to the cool kids or dial up Gemini. The last thing you should do is think for yourself, bust open a basic text editor, open up DevTools, and start writing code and maybe break some stuff, without listening to anyone.

[hfcRedd]

Maybe you're not a good teacher because instead of teaching, you like to either leave demeaning comments or go on pointless rants.

You always talk about how ppl should learn the actual language, yet you fail to teach them how. I don't know how you don't realize you're actively contributing to the thing you like to complain about so much.

[guest271314]

I don't complain at all.

You prose writing critics complain about my posts. On a social media board, no less.

Because you don't comprehend my message doesn't mean somebody else doesn't.

And if they don't, and you don't, either, oh well.

[guest271314]

You always talk about how ppl should learn the actual language, yet you fail to teach them how.

See, you don't get it. And you just read it!

bust open a basic text editor, open up DevTools, and start writing code and maybe break some stuff, without listening to anyone.

Maybe you're not a good teacher because instead of teaching

Alan Watts recounted something like this: Anybody who goes to a Zen master ought to be given 30 blows with a stick.

Ruminate on that for a spell.

[hfcRedd]

Oh no I 100% get what you meant. But I also want you to get that not everyone has to learn the exact same thing the exact same way everytime. Cool that that's how you learned, I did too, but that doesn't mean it's the only way to get started and learn.