#ActuallyAutistic web dev. Does front of the front-end. Loves perf and minimalism. Prefers HTML, CSS, Web Standards over JS, UX over DX. Hates div disease.
If you're planning to focus on web then spend time on HTML, CSS and DOM first. All the web standards.
Currently we have an overabundance of React-based apps that have weak usability, poor CSS architecture, and lots of re-invented wheels on features natively provided by the browser. All these factors result to unnecessary extra work which causes an endless cycle of write more JS to fix problems caused by using more JS.
React specifically often wants to solve problems "the React way" that are only relevant in the React mindset. This adds unnecessary complexity and causes problems you would never have if you know how things really work with the browser. This can give you an advantage in a job as you then know what NOT to solve with React.
If you're planning to focus on web then spend time on HTML, CSS and DOM first. All the web standards.
Currently we have an overabundance of React-based apps that have weak usability, poor CSS architecture, and lots of re-invented wheels on features natively provided by the browser. All these factors result to unnecessary extra work which causes an endless cycle of write more JS to fix problems caused by using more JS.
React specifically often wants to solve problems "the React way" that are only relevant in the React mindset. This adds unnecessary complexity and causes problems you would never have if you know how things really work with the browser. This can give you an advantage in a job as you then know what NOT to solve with React.
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