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Mahfuzur Rahman
3,204 Pointsshould I take this course now as I've just finished Javascript and the DOM
Hello, I'm working on the full stack javaScript track. And I've just finished the javaScript and the DOM. Should I take this course now or should I follow the track accordingly(next step is introduction to JQuery)?
2 Answers
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 PointsI would say to stick away from jQuery, and focus on one thing. The track has too many stuff that in my opinion is kinda useless as you will forget it, so do just vanilla JS first, then after some stuff is in your head, you can learn other stuff.
Barry Cantrell
68 PointsI think this course, DOM Scripting By Example, is considered to be a prerequisite to course Javascript and the DOM.
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 PointsOf course not. I don't know how you can work with node's, adding checking stuff and tracking all of that if you didn't do the basic of DOM. While this is 'scripting' meaning you should already know the basic of DOM, before you script.
That's how it is.
Now, this course is after the Basics of DOM, they changed it.
Clayton Perszyk
Treehouse Moderator 48,723 PointsClayton Perszyk
Treehouse Moderator 48,723 PointsI think you could take this course next if you want to, as the instructors are not using jQuery.