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People look at "modern frameworks" and they're so easily impressed by what it can do. But, it's very short sighted. If you're project expects you to implement
by pascalxus 6y ago
People look at "modern frameworks" and they're so easily impressed by what it can do. But, it's very short sighted. If you're project expects you to implement a feature that doesn't work in that framework, all the sudden you're going to have a huge productivity disadvantage.
It's better to learn actual web development: HTML/CSS, javascript, jQuery. Learn how to manipulate the DOM and not expect a library to do everything for you. In the long term, it's much more productive.
- commandlinefan 6y ago> they're so easily impressed by what it can do Are they, though? I haven't worked with React, but I have had the misfortune of working with Angular and I was immediately struck by how useless the whole thing was - it was pure overhead, and didn't seem to actually "do" anything at all. At least with jQuery there were some cute accordion and slideshow plugins - Angular just made things slower and bigger. I asked the front-end guy who was pushing Angular so hard why we didn't just scrap the thing entirely and, after a bit of incredulous back and forth, got sort of a condescending "you'll understand how helpful it is once you've spent some more time working with it". Nope, just give me HTML/CSS/Javascript. I'm a programmer. I can program the rest.
- amw-zero 6y agojQuery is not part of standard web development, it’s a library. You can also view vanilla Javascript as a library, just one that ships with the browser. Where is the distinction between too much abstraction and not enough? You’re not developing in machine code right?
- type0 6y agohttps://github.com/nefe/You-Dont-Need-jQuery https://github.com/nefe/You-Dont-Need-jQuery