If I Had to Learn JavaScript Again: The Real Journey From 2017 to Today
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A developer shares their 8-year journey learning JavaScript from 2017 to 2025, detailing the messy, non-linear path from HTML/CSS basics through a CCNA networking detour, to building production apps with React, Node.js, and TypeScript. The post provides honest insights about what actually worked: building personal projects,
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The Beginning: HTML, CSS, and Pretending I Knew What I Was Doing (2017)The School/UNI Years: Where Nothing Really Clicked (2017-2020)The Detour: CCNA and the Command Line Awakening (2018)The Real Start: Coming Back to Programming (late 2018)The School Project That Changed Everything: Job PortalJavaScript: When It Finally Made SenseReact: The Framework That Almost Broke Me (late 2021-2022)TypeScript: The Boss Level (2023-2024)The Things That Actually Made Me Better (The Real Lessons)The Path I'd Take If Starting Fresh TodayWhat to Skip CompletelyMy Resource Bookmarks (The Real Ones)The Uncomfortable Truths Nobody Tells YouWhere I Am Now (2025)If You're Starting Today3 Comments
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