In addition to what artpar, commented, I'd say take it slow and try to appreciate the browser as a dev environment. There are a lot of interesting APIs/technolo

In addition to what artpar, commented, I'd say take it slow and try to appreciate the browser as a dev environment. There are a lot of interesting APIs/technologies available today, e.g. Service Workers, grid layout, geolocation api, etc. You probably won't need to use them for work, but they are still interesting. 2nd) if you have to use a framework (say react), learn to appreciate what it does for you. Try to understand what it is accomplishing and don't be too afraid of jargon. It's a steep hill, so you'll need patience and perseverance, but it gets better, and there is some world class, creative, software engineering going on in js framework these days. addendum: I don't recommend you spend a lot of time checking this out now, but react boilerplate is an impressive example of a modern frontend js stack. Tons of frameworks, and very possibly too much too soon, but it's pretty well designed and documented, and has a nice supportive community. https://www.reactboilerplate.com/ https://www.reactboilerplate.com/