I wholeheartedly agree with the part about the frameworks. I've been writing JavaScript since it was in beta and I can assure you that you're doing yourself a d

I wholeheartedly agree with the part about the frameworks. I've been writing JavaScript since it was in beta and I can assure you that you're doing yourself a disservice if that's all you know. Don't start with a framework. It's a crutch. If you feel you've mastered JS then feel free to try out some of the frameworks but I suspect you'll quickly realize they're not really all they're sold as.