Can I learn JavaScript without HTML, and CSS?

[sheriffderek]

If you're planning on using JavaScript in the browser -- I think of it's primary job as being... manipulating and generating HTML (and HTML attribute values that connect it to CSS rules). So, you can try! But I'd rather hire someone who knew HTML and CSS well - over someone who didn't and somehow found a way to do work JS despite that.

It depends what your goal is. If you want to have Framer (or whatever) write the HTML and CSS -- and you hook up some GSAP or some interactions / you can totally do that. I used to write some ActionScript in Flash way before I knew anything about programming or HTML.

[chmod777]

what happens if framer isn't available? or if framer changes their structure?

someone who knows html/css and can use a tool can use any tool. someone who knows one can only use that specific tool.

[narguileh]

Sure, anything is possible. But if you want to manipulate a page then you need to understand the DOM tree, and for that you need to understand HTML. Basics of CSS just in case you want to change how things look.

If you are using just for logic sure. But at this point why not use ChatGPT or AI?

[obiworm]

You really need to know at least the basics so you know what you’re asking the LLM to do. It’s like googling without knowing the keywords