My solution to this was to choose a higher level framework (Phenomic) and treat all the included tooling as opaque. I was able to start writing and deploying Re

My solution to this was to choose a higher level framework (Phenomic) and treat all the included tooling as opaque. I was able to start writing and deploying React/Redux apps right away and only get deeper into all the tool details later. Many people seem to advocate an opposite philosophy of using as little tools as possible, i.e. keeping at a lower level, closer to the browser. I can see the reasoning for that when you want to be a knowledgeable engineer who understands the details of how every tool works. An alternative philosophy is just to understand the higher level framework, so that you can write React and it "magically" becomes a website. This could be compared to developing Ruby on Rails apps on Heroku without learning any details of the underlying deployment and server software components. By using a high level framework and ignoring most of the details, you can focus on the productive aspects of the work first. In the end you're always working at some level of abstraction, and you can choose what is the right level for you and the project.