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Christopher Mlalazi
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 17,305 PointsJavaScript Full Stack
Hi guys. Can I ask I am sure there is somebody who knows. I have been learning JavaScript, and although I can read it now and understand some of its basic principles, I still can't write JavaScript code of my own to make something happen on a website. Now here is my question. I am also interested in doing the full stack track, and should I proceed to do it even though I can't write any Javascript code of my own? Or should I wait until I can write something with JS, and then proceed to full stack? My other thinking was that maybe I can proceed with full stack, and then come back over it again and again until I can make it work. I hope my questions is clear.
2 Answers
Steven Parker
243,318 PointsI believe the track has no prerequisite requirements, and teaches JavaScript starting with the basics.
I'd just dive right in.
Happy coding!
Abraham Juliot
47,353 PointsHi Christopher, I highly recommend studying code projects and trying to mimic them (in your own creative way of coarse). As long as you can read javascript, you can climb mountains by examining other projects. For example, explore projects on codepen.io and see if you can mimic some of what you see. If you come across something new, you can always look it up in the documentation and learn to use it. For fun, try recreating a calculator or a todo list
I learned alot studying dom manipulation in jQuery and Javascript side by side. See http://youmightnotneedjquery.com/
Christopher Mlalazi
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 17,305 PointsThat’s a super idea, let me try mimicking at Codepen I am sure that can set me along the way. I am right now just about to finish Jon Puckett’s book on JS & jQuery and that’s one great resource.
Christopher Mlalazi
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 17,305 PointsChristopher Mlalazi
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 17,305 PointsThanks for the thumbs up, there are actually 13 video lessons and so far I have done 5 and I was wondering if I should dive in and do the rest and hope to learn how to write my own code using Javascript along the way.