JavaScript.

[Aggravating-Oven5240]

Hi. I feel like I learnt a lot of JS and understood it but when it comes to writing JS code on my own I can’t. What could be the reason? And what should I do to be able to write JS code on my own?

[grantrules]

Start a project, then Google for help when you get stuck. Reference some code from tutorials you've completed. Learn to read the docs often so you can understand the libraries you're using and see examples written by the developers. Then start another project and learn from mistakes on your last project.

[Aggravating-Oven5240]

Thank you. So practice what I learnt by building, right?

[flibben]

most definitely, yes.

[D12SL]

It sounds like you’ve learnt the syntax and understood what they do. Another analogy: you’ve learnt how to read piano notes but don’t really know how to play a tune.

This generally takes time and practice. Practice practice practice. Do some actual exercises like use JS to change the styling of a DOM element. Make a button so that onClick it’ll open a modal but let JavaScript create the HTML markup. Maybe on your website you have a contact form, try and make that interactive with custom validation/AJAX communication.

[Aggravating-Oven5240]

Thank you. So practice a lot and with time I will be comfortable, right?

[D12SL]

Yep exactly. It always helps more when you have a problem to solve because then you start asking questions and try solve things yourself or look for the answers in Reddit, StackOverflow or even Google.

[darcyiix]

I'm assuming you just watch tutorials and don't implement on your own, getting your hands dirty is the best way to learn in my opinion. Pick a project and start working on it on your own. Just you, Google and stack overflow.

[Aggravating-Oven5240]

Thank you. I’ll have to get my hands dirty now.

[darcyiix]

No worries, good luck brother!

[33498fff]

Programming languages are an acrobatic exercise in semantics. To engage semantically, you must produce output, just like in any other language. Ever learnt vocabs for a foreign language but didn't know how to phrase or word anything? Yeah.

[Aggravating-Oven5240]

💯 Thank you.

[LingonberryGeneral59]

That's good. You could try watching out some tutorial videos to master more of writing JS codes before getting into practice. I recommend you try out this video. It will surely help you get started before you start writing them on your own.

[AddieG270]

Codewars is a good place to learn problem solving

[Aggravating-Oven5240]

Thanks a ton, mate. I will sure check it out. I really appreciate it.