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JavaScript Express Basics Getting Started with Express What is Express?

Ben McMahan
Ben McMahan
7,921 Points
Posted by Ben McMahan
Ben McMahan
7,921 Points

Is it still worth completing this in 2021?

I have been going through the JavaScript track and I'm getting really annoyed by material that is many years out of date. I like to see things through to completion, but... is this material still relevant?

It would appear, on the surface, that React has become the more popular choice. It's also troubling to see that v5 of Express has been in alpha for about seven years.

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Charlie Palmer
Charlie Palmer
15,445 Points
Charlie Palmer
Charlie Palmer
15,445 Points

I would say this is still worth going through with depending on your skill set. If you already have many months experience in JavaScript and you are competent, then maybe not worth completing if you already know all of the knowledge in the course, if you are new to JavaScript then you should definitely complete this course, React is still JavaScript and will require a good base knowledge on standard JavaScript in order to use.