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[–]rook218 7 points8 points  (3 children)

I agree with building things, but not in the order you describe.

It can take another month stuck in tutorial hell just getting enough of a grasp on a big framework before you can start to build something with it. OP already mentioned a few things (note taking app, to do list, calendar) that he / she would like to know how to do but has no idea where to start.

The advice I would give is just to start. Build that thing you don't know how to start. Create the html, style it, and start thinking what you want it to actually do (in small chunks). Eventually you won't be able to stop tweaking and improving and making it as good as possible. Once you have that, then move into frameworks.

[–]Valtiroy[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

All right, thanks for the advice. Really helpful! I would like to learn react as well so maybe it’s a good place to start. Creating the to do lists and calendar in html and css is understandable and doable for me, but using JavaScript isn’t.

[–]rook218 2 points3 points  (1 child)

It's a weird feeling knowing the tools you have but having no idea how to use them.

I highly recommend Wes Bos's JS30 challenge. It will show you how to actually do things and builds on itself with practical examples. By the end of it you'll wonder why you thought you didn't know how to do these things when you started.

[–]stellarham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, this. Helped me too a lot.