r/JavaScriptTips • u/ConsiderationMany871 • Mar 30 '22

For what is exactly used JavaScript

Hi everyone! I’m currently a first year CS student and we have to do a project where we build an online grocery Web App. I started by learning HTML and CSS and did all the design of the web app, but I have no idea what is the next step for me. I know that I should learn how to handle the payment, login and signup conditions, adding items to the basket, etc... but I don’t know if JavaScript is the solution for these problems and if so how should I start learning it? I also saw a lot of people telling me that I should also use react.js for the web app but I don’t know exactly what it is used. I would be grateful if anyone could help me. Thanks in advance

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u/Ascetocrat Mar 30 '22

First you learn JavaScript and what it can do. Then when you know how it works and stuff you cannot do, you learn JS libraries like react or some framework that makes your life easier. Knowing how JS functions will help you in finding out what you can, cannot or should not do with frameworks.
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u/ConsiderationMany871 Mar 31 '22

Okay thank you so much! And do you know where I can find a course or something?

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u/Ascetocrat Apr 01 '22

Paid ones are usually higher quality. Free ones can be good too. Just gotta invest more time. On YouTube, I really liked Franck's laboratory. But I'm sure there's a ton of materials other than that one. I think LinkedIn also has some really great videos that you can still listen if you don't pay, just can't practice along with some material they give away. Then there is Coursera that has some free courses but I would recommend paying a bit when you find what you are interested in. After you progress a bit I would try to find answers for specific questions on Stack Overflow.