The issue isn't "learning frameworks", it's don't waste your time learning how to use frameworks only. Learning how different frameworks are implemented, their

The issue isn't "learning frameworks", it's don't waste your time learning how to use frameworks only. Learning how different frameworks are implemented, their goals, etc, is pretty valuable. I would say the same thing about databases. Don't just learn how to use PostgreSQL, or Kafka, or Dynamo. Try to understand how they're implemented. I've found that sometimes, you do need help. Getting some nice user documentation will get your feet wet. But I've found that the best books tend to be more general topics, like "Designing Data Intensive Applications" for databases. (Note: I haven't found anything like that for frameworks - would be a great topic though.) These tend to cover not only "patterns" but give you a nice survey of the theory - so you can dive further into details yourself.