Ask HN: Overwhelmed with learning front-end, how do I proceed?
Hey,
I am currently learning front-end (knew jQuery but after many recommendations and doing backend for a long time decided to "modernize") with Vue.js components, etc... but feeling very overwhelmed with the big change, and after trying tutorials I don't know how to begin coding a real app, even after learning the concepts. Everything I try feels messy and strange, leading me to a lot of frustration. It seems very over-engineered.
I also wanted to start trying react but the sheer amount of boilerplate templates to start a project is insane and come with so many things I probably won't use. The file trees seem massive in comparison to simpler projects made in jQuery, which don't help the stress much...
Overall, I am very overwhelmed with what I am seeing in the front-end world, how do I proceed? I don't know how to continue this. Any tips? Experiences?
I also wanted to start trying react but the sheer amount of boilerplate templates to start a project is insane and come with so many things I probably won't use. The file trees seem massive in comparison to simpler projects made in jQuery, which don't help the stress much...
Overall, I am very overwhelmed with what I am seeing in the front-end world, how do I proceed? I don't know how to continue this. Any tips? Experiences?