This Is the Only Way to Truly Learn JavaScript

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[danielbole]

I'm just learning to code, and at 66, I'm only going to get one shot at this. I'm planning to do freelance web development, and I've spent the last 2 months listening to various programmers on YouTube to get a sense of what is going on rather than just start blindly. I don't know how I have missed you Chris, but when I found this video, I am very grateful. I'm learning html and css right now, and I know that I would have charged right on through JS and jumped right into the frameworks. Thank you for what you do and I'm looking forward to checking out everything you have available to learn from. Kudos to ya!!

[pariahsgrit]

I truly appreciate that you use a vocabulary I can really relate with like "shit" and "fuck"


THANK YOU

[deflumped]

The best way to learn Javascript is with a bottle of something alcoholic to numb the pain.

[bongamene]

I'm honestly loving this. Not only the breakdown but the commentary as well.

"Your mother... I shouldn't be doing that". LMAO what???! You have my subscription!

[theillyri]

I had a crappy understanding of JS, then as most of us went on to build several small projects, went into learning Angular and React (ridiculous), then I realized I truly need to lean JS, went back to it, and came up with ways to implement most of the React and Angular concepts with pure Javascript .
I feel much more confident building small stuff in Javascript and it feels like I've been learning more about React and Angular by learning low level vanilla Javascript .
A while ago I regretted wasting time learning Angular and React with a bad understanding of JS, but now I'm starting to see the benefits because it ended up becoming a puzzle in my head that I had to fill through learning basic JS to reconstruct the frameworks.
I have no idea if this is a good advice for anyone

[andilerodney]

This is probably one of the best pieces of advice i have ever heard in regards to JS. Thank You.

[allyouaskfor]

I almost clicked “Not Interested” on this and continued to watch music videos but I’m glad I scrolled back up and clicked to watch it. You present everything very well; like a human to human conversation. Very real but you made it clear. The nonchalant, profane language is comforting. It comes across as friendly because you are talking like a conversation, not like a scripted speech. Thank you. Subscribed.

[jackwright]

What REALLY got me understanding JavaScript well was creating Discord chatbots with node. It taught me:

- modules
- asynchronous code via promises or async await
- events, a chatbot is basically relies mostly on events
- it doesn't require webpack or other transpilers. It's JS through and through
- gives you a good chance to work with databases
- writing tests is easy

And it was fun!

[PandemicGameplay]

Finally someone who actually recommends the documentation instead of some guy trying to make money off a Udemy course. Also agree with the no shortcuts, some of these books are pretty meh. If you can find a good author it helps.

[HE]

Great video! I learned Javascript by jumping straight into game programming with vanilla JavaScript. It was easy to pick up that way. Learning Javascript then got me used to making games and things in not just JavaScript, but when I went to Java, C#, C/C++ frameworks, PHP, SQL, CSS it all felt like the same language to me.

[TheOO]

Learn how to write tests on first day. Then writes tests to assert you code the right way. Keep doing it over time as you meet new functinality/problems, organise your files and you will have super effective reference of tested code

[icxcarnie]

I'm 13 and I completely agree with you. A lot of youtubers teach useless things and don't explain the significance/value of knowing some of the syntax/code itself. When I was taught if statements I took an hour to make a simple prompt input/output and I still edit it. Thanks for these tips.

[juanmillord]

dont know which is better, your tech skills or your honesty. That felt real, thank you.

[xeroxolly]

This is what I needed to hear. We all learn differently. I prefer repeated practicing to understand vs reading a book.

[donnytechiera]

This is so true learnt reactjs first and had to go back to vanilla JS to grasp the true concept of what's happening under the hood, thanks bro !!

[somebody]

This is really usefull cause it's not just a
'How to javascript' it's a kind of game plan. Especially useful for beginners who have no idea what they're doing.
And of course by them I mean me.

[nematjonabdulloev]

In my opinion, learning algorithms, data structures and design patterns is essential in terms of JavaScript. Some techniques are different from classical languages. Frameworks and libraries are built on top of these concepts.
This way is the most tough, but the only way to really understand the JavaScript.
Creating a non trivial game is one example.

[magburner]

If you are a newbie (like me), and you are wondering why you cannot run the code in an external js file (as opposed to inside the body tag), you have to wrap your code in a window onload event listener/function.

Also, if you have this code in a html document with existing markup, to add "you mother" to the top of the body tag, use prepend, instead of appendChild. Append Child will add it to the end of the body tag.

[TheBlackClockOfTime]

Creates a JS tutorial. Mentions "I don't really feel like doing this" in the middle. I love this guy.

[teenytinytoons]

Thank you for being upfront man. This is my first video of yours. Appreciate it. Got yourself a new follow.