How to learn Javascript

About me

Mexican frontend developer(React JS)

Why I wanted to learn Javascript

I think that javascript is the easiest programming language to learn because of its simplicity.

How I approached learning Javascript

How did you get started with this technology?
It is one of the most used programming languages in the world and companies usually hire a profile called fullstack, so I decided to start with that language.

what was your approach?
I decided to look for free resources on the internet about this programming language, for example some channels on Youtube but I also bought some cheap courses on Udemy.

what was the learning process like?
It was easier when I compared different explanations of the same topic, because the vast majority of engineers explain very badly, and so I got to know different examples and teaching methods.

Challenges I faced

what did you find difficult about learning this technology?
To find the correct order and path to learn javascript, each programmer teaches what he wants, in the order he wants, the way he wants, almost no one learns "didactics"

Key takeaways

Well ordered teaching material and carefully graded exercises in difficulty

Tips and advice

Compare courses with many enrolled students, see the projects that the course contains, compare the order of each topic in the different course syllabi, if you don't understand a topic, see the explanation of the same topic in another course, look for exercises about a topic that interest you and use them to create your own, order them by topic and difficulty level, for example:

1-Variables
2-Constants
3-Data types
4-conditionals

Look for explanations of the same topic on Youtube and find better definitions, simpler, if you find simpler exercises, copy them and practice them.

Final thoughts and next steps

Practice your collected exercises, and look for the most used libraries and start learning frameworks. Create a portfolio with your projects to show them to the recruiters in interviews.

I recommend you to search the internet for the most used libraries and frameworks in the industry and learn how to use them, also create a project with those frameworks and libraries.

Good luck.