Re:Ask HN: Returning to SW development after a 15-year break?
by notjustanymike on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @09:25AM
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I'll be a little more specific with my advice, so it may or may not help. This advice is for front-end application development.
Learn Angular. Not react, not vue, not svelte.
Angular may not be the best, fastest, or most popular web framework out there but it is a comprehensive, well documented framework. This is tremendously beneficial to avoiding JavaScript burnout, as you're not constantly fighting with different library changes and upgrades. Those other libraries are great but I feel for your needs this is the best place to start.
In going the Angular path you'll also learn Typescript which, love it or hate it, is a popular modern language here to stay.
You could also chuck in SCSS if you're interested in programatic CSS.
Again, not the most conventual advice but a good possible direction.
Learn Angular. Not react, not vue, not svelte.
Angular may not be the best, fastest, or most popular web framework out there but it is a comprehensive, well documented framework. This is tremendously beneficial to avoiding JavaScript burnout, as you're not constantly fighting with different library changes and upgrades. Those other libraries are great but I feel for your needs this is the best place to start.
In going the Angular path you'll also learn Typescript which, love it or hate it, is a popular modern language here to stay.
You could also chuck in SCSS if you're interested in programatic CSS.
Again, not the most conventual advice but a good possible direction.