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JavaScript

Posted by brendon hanson
brendon hanson
6,191 Points

Help! I can't seem to understand JS

I easily understand the basics of javascript(functions give a little trouble) but now that I've be doing DOM traversal I can't seem to get it! Whenever I watch the video I understand and when I follow along I understand but when I try to do it myself it always fails. Is this normal for most beginners? I've been doing this for a few months now for a couple hours a day. If you have tips to help me or if it's normal or anything that'd would be appreciated because I'm at the point where I don't want to quit because I love code but at the same time I'm getting really frustrated

1 Answer

Romain Gaget
Romain Gaget
24,449 Points

Hi,

That's totally normal to feel that at the beginning, the best thing to do in my opinion is to practice a lot on small projects. try something like https://javascript30.com/.

Don't give up! :)

brendon hanson
brendon hanson
6,191 Points

Thanks

brendon hanson
brendon hanson
6,191 Points

That site is really cool too. This will help me a lot!