Comment by Jakub on "How can I get my study back on track?"

CommentHow can I get my study back on track?

Jakub

Web Developer

Mar 19, 2016

Well it's time for some real world projects. Most of the time you will learn tiny pieces. How HTML works, how to use bootstrap and basic jQuery.

But to really really understand everything you need to make some real projects. Some that challenge you and put you out of your comfort zone.

Sure, I could say you should learn React or Vue and some other fanzy stuff. But this will not make you a better developer. I think especially in the web, people tend to learn to much, to fast. Without mastering the individual basics.

It's not hard to build a website. Some styling, some html. But it will challenge you, if it has to scale. If its a large and complex project, you will have to work clean.

So tl;dr: Build some stuff.

Colton Colcleasure

I attempt to create intricate web applications that are far out of my league.

Mar 20, 2016

I build things. And I have no problem building things, seeking solutions to problems, and I do learn little tidbits here and there. But I am not growing in any significant way. I feel as though, while the language itself (JavaScript) is obviously important to know, I may be missing core concepts of JavaScript and OOP in general. I need to study up on object oriented principals, and I also have found some resources pointing me towards closures, hoisting, testing, etc.

I don't mean to be cocky, but I feel as though I am beyond the simplicities of frontend development with HTML, CSS, and JS, and that I need to begin digging deep into the complexities that may be very daunting to most, and, unfortunately, much less documented due to demand. (I don't know how many ever get past the 'getting started' tutorials.)

In which case, I think you need to build bigger things is all :-) If you want something really challenging, take a look at React and Redux and build an isomorphic app - it's a hell of a lot of fun.

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