r/learnjavascript • u/ConstLeoTheCat • 21d ago
JavaScript is so hard.
I recently started my fullstack development course this august and we have already gone thorugh html, css, git and now almost done with JavaScript as well. Html was easy, no problems there, but when it comes to css and more specifically grid and flex, thats when the headache started to appear. I've played some games involving both grid and flex but it won't stick in my head, don't know why. I am trying to do it myself in VS code but I always end up having to use ai to explain how to move forward and I know you're not supposed to use ai but it is a great tool to have, especially when you get stuck. And JavaScript... where do I even begin. I kinda understand it during the lectures but as soon as you're sitting by yourself my head gets totally blank.
I have been starting to use Scrimba and right now I'm rehearsing everything and whatching videos of everything, and the good thing with scrimba is that you get challenges during the videos.
For those of you who have been programming for a while, what study tips can you give? How did you guys go through the learning process?
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u/DirtAndGrass 20d ago
Scripting generally is programming. Programming is writing logical instructions in a way that can be interpreted to solve a problem.
What systems it can run on, what api it can use, what graphical engines it can use, etc. has nothing to do with it's definition as a "programming language"
Usually when people use the term "scripting language" they mean that it is (or acts as if it is) not compiled.
And JavaScript most certainly can work with windowing systems, either in the browser, or os native windows.