Re:How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2016
by FrancoDiaz on Monday October 03, 2016 @03:38PM
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I was assuming that JavaScript would already be known to a certain degree.
I would actually recommend React over Angular for a beginner, because (assuming Angular 2 here) they're going to have to learn Typescript too. That's a big undertaking.
A beginner could also use plain old ES5 with a JSX transpiler right in web page with React.
VueJs might be a better choice than both of those, but much more limited job opportunities.
Re:How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2016
by brianvan5155 on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @11:23AM
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This reads like it's from the original posted article
Re:How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2016
by at-fates-hands on Monday October 03, 2016 @07:25PM
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>> I was assuming that JavaScript would already be known to a certain degree.
That's totally fair and then I would completely agree with your comment.
Re:How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2016
by greg5green on Monday October 03, 2016 @10:23PM
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It's a fair assumption, but not always true, unfortunately.
In nearly every circle of developers I know, they insist you learn plain, vanilla JS first. Jumping in Angular without knowing what a JS object is, understanding how closures work, understanding callbacks, or understanding how JS's "this" works in detail. All things someone should be fluent with before they go jumping into Angular and React.
Also knowing there's a HUGE difference between Angular (which is a full MVC framework) vs. React (which is just the View part of an MVC framework) is a small, but important detail for someone just starting out.