I tried learning web dev with a LAMP stack and it was frustrating. I hate learning systems that try to do everything for you because you get way too many boxes

I tried learning web dev with a LAMP stack and it was frustrating. I hate learning systems that try to do everything for you because you get way too many boxes with question marks over them in your understanding. Its different after you know how things work, but to start with I really appreciated nc and node http servers