The latest articles on DEV Community by Chooqumah (@chooqumah). https://dev.to/chooqumah https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F322078%2F2e8632e4-a831-4073-aef9-3e9f93cd30f5.jpeg https://dev.to/chooqumah en Chooqumah Thu, 27 Feb 2020 01:13:23 +0000 https://dev.to/chooqumah/should-i-learn-mern-stack-2dn7 https://dev.to/chooqumah/should-i-learn-mern-stack-2dn7 <p>I'll try to be as brief as possible and hope this isn't off-topic. I started learning JavaScript this year (1st Jan). After a couple of weeks learning the basics of JavaScript, I decided to start learning Node.js because I prefer backend. I even purchased a couple of Node courses on Udemy.</p> <p>The problem is I hardly, if ever see anyone on any job threads either here or on twitter mention Node in isolation when listing their skillset. It always includes (in addition to HTML and CSS) some frontend framework like React/Vue/Angular etc, or some backend language like PHP/Ruby. Is this because frontend jobs are more popular?</p> <p>I'm still midway through the Udemy course ( by Andrew Mead) which contains about 180 videos, so I'm yet to see how it all comes together, but I'm beginning to think it would be insufficient and I need to learn a frontend framework.</p> <p>Should I learn a 'proper' backend language like Python/PHP or just learn React? Is just knowledge of Node enough to get a job? I need all the advice I can get now because I have just a bit of money at the moment to invest in educational materials,BUT I have up until June before I'm no longer self-sufficient and every second counts. Thanks</p> javascript webdev codenewbie node Chooqumah Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:33:40 +0000 https://dev.to/chooqumah/can-i-learn-javascript-and-node-js-simultaneously-3a5p https://dev.to/chooqumah/can-i-learn-javascript-and-node-js-simultaneously-3a5p <p>So I only started learning JavaScript this month, on the 1st to be precise. Previously, I was learning Python (my first programming language) for about 3 months, but stopped because the market didn't exist where I live and instead switched to JavaScript where I intend to do backend, and maybe in future become full stack. <br> I already know some basics in programming, which I learned from Python (loops, functions, etc) and can relate it to what I'm learning in JavaScript. Now, I want to begin with Node.js. I already bought two courses on Udemy, One on Node.js and the other on JavaScript, and have already begun with the Node course (still in introduction), so I want to know if this is counterproductive or not. Does it matter if I learn both courses side by side, or are they so intertwined that I have to learn JavaScript fully first? I'm working with a deadline (June) so I really don't want to waste any time. Sorry for the long post</p> javascript node codenewbie webdev