I think the discussion is more about how much of the fundamentals you should know. You should at least have an idea what the heck 'DOM' means ... and obviously a firm grasp of Javascript, and of programming fundamentals, for that matter. With all of us here having been in this industry for at least a couple of years (well that's what I guess) we probably forgot how much there is to learn before you can even remotely begin to call yourself a competent (junior) dev.
But, I see what you mean - there is absolutely a lot of value in learning how to develop a web site or web app using just HTML, CSS and Vanilla JS, because this gives you a much deeper appreciation of what React (and other frameworks) are doing.
I agree. The difficult part is about striking a balance.
I'm not suggesting people should understand the working of the V8 engine before starting with React, but a grasp of the DOM and its APIs is necessary.
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I think the discussion is more about how much of the fundamentals you should know. You should at least have an idea what the heck 'DOM' means ... and obviously a firm grasp of Javascript, and of programming fundamentals, for that matter. With all of us here having been in this industry for at least a couple of years (well that's what I guess) we probably forgot how much there is to learn before you can even remotely begin to call yourself a competent (junior) dev.
But, I see what you mean - there is absolutely a lot of value in learning how to develop a web site or web app using just HTML, CSS and Vanilla JS, because this gives you a much deeper appreciation of what React (and other frameworks) are doing.
I agree. The difficult part is about striking a balance.
I'm not suggesting people should understand the working of the V8 engine before starting with React, but a grasp of the DOM and its APIs is necessary.