Really, I wouldn't recommend that theoretical approach at all to a backend engineer who wants practical tips for their side projects. I'd say something like: -

Really, I wouldn't recommend that theoretical approach at all to a backend engineer who wants practical tips for their side projects. I'd say something like: - Learn to use bootstrap (or whatever the most highly-thought of equivalent batteries-included CSS framework is) - Don't be scared of modern JS. Work through the tutorial on webpack: https://webpack.js.org/guides/getting-started/ https://webpack.js.org/guides/getting-started/ And figure out how to incorporate it into your projects development work flow. Then you'll be able to write in modern JS and take your pick of JS frameworks to use if you want. - Don't be distracted by all the blog posts.