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7 Mistakes That Keep You Behind

jsmanifest on June 28, 2019

Find me on Medium Learning JavaScript isn't fun for everybody, especially for people who are impatient. Sometimes there comes a point where people...
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Patrick Tingen

I am mostly working in another language (OpenEdge 4GL) but what I try to do is to build small examples that do what I want to be done. I am building a proof of concept. That helps in understanding the problem. What you build does not need to be rock solid, it can totally rely on a happy flow of things, but it helps you in understanding what is going on.

And to keep learning I often build things that should not be built with a 4GL, like games. It is hard to build a game in a language that is not suitable for that. I already built minesweeper, breakout and sokoban. It is fun to do.

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Patrick Tingen

Thanks for this article, looks like an excellent list. I am guilty of at least #1 and #4 ...

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jsmanifest

No problem, anytime!

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Amr Arnous

Well Then, I think I'm completely at the wrong side of learning javascript and I really felt that before but till now I can't find the right way to learn javascript, I would be so glad if you suggest me a free course(Cause I'm living in Syria and there is no payment method I can charge with for paid courses) or a place I can build my javascript knowledge in a good way.

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jsmanifest • Edited

Hi Amr, please see my comment to Aye Aye Mon below as I have just posted the answer :)

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Amr Arnous

Thank you friend, I will take a look

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Hirusha Cooray

Great article! Thank you very much!

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Rifai Martin

ada orang indo disini haha :D

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Aye Aye Mon

Can you recommend some resources to learn JavaScript?

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jsmanifest

Hi Aye!

Sure! The best hands-on coding training from my experience is the free online course (actively developed by the community) at freecodecamp.org

A great ebook that helped me a lot was Eloquent JavaScript by Marjin Haverbeke

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Aye Aye Mon

Hi jsmanifest!

Thanks a lot for your reply. I'm reading that book.

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Rifai Martin

Thanks brother for advice!

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pitbull90

Wow this is a great read! I feel like I go through all these things myself! It make me believe that I'm not the only one that goes through these stages alone, which is a little comforting.

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Obed Osei Frimpong

This is a great article. I always compare myself to senior devs. Thanks for letting me know that I have to consider the hard work which brought them to seniority. I need to work harder. Thank you!

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Chandra Prakash Tiwari

Yes, I skipped some fundamentals of JavaScript and went into the React frameworks. After spending an year in framework, it doesn't gave me confidence in JavaScript.

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Rubirosa Santana

Great advice. Thank you so much for taking the time to write this.