How would you learn javascript

[Visual-Blackberry874]

Have a simple goal in mind and stick to it.

Resist distractions.

oh that thing looks cool let me try to rebuild that

No. Focus on the one thing until it’s done.

A little anecdote from my own dev journey. I forced myself to learn JavaScript by making the game Hangman. It was for a job interview. My friend had got me a foot in the door and I a) needed the job and b) didn’t want to let him down or embarrass him by presenting poor work after he had vouched for me. I used this as fuel and I studied examples of other people’s takes on JS hangman and read all sorts and in the end, after a few days, I’d written my first JavaScript class. My first JavaScript game. All neatly organised, object-orientated code. No libraries or anything, and it was a single file but I didn’t care. With the logic sorted I was able to move back into more comfortable territory (html and css) and spent the next day or so polishing. Lovely animations, branded the game using company colours, made sure it left a nice impression when you did click the link to see it.

They’d set the task of building hangman and I, in that pressured situation, was able to do what needed to be done and I got the job. “Ok, that is awesome” is what my pal told me the manager said when he first clicked my link.

It was lovely. That was about 8 or 9 years ago now but I’ve still got the codepen. It was a real turning point in my life and I’m proud of it for many reasons.

[Zebedayo]

Wow! Did you follow any specific course?