{"id":4562,"date":"2020-08-06T00:18:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T07:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/?p=4562"},"modified":"2022-07-20T08:44:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T15:44:49","slug":"how-hard-to-learn-javascript","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/how-hard-to-learn-javascript\/","title":{"rendered":"How Hard Is It to Learn JavaScript?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>JavaScript is one of the most important programming languages for modern web development, after <a href=\"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-html\/\">HTML<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-css\/\">CSS<\/a>. Along with PHP, it\u2019s among the suite of languages that makes web pages dynamic and responsive.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we only had HTML and CSS, our web pages wouldn\u2019t be able to auto-complete forms, load animations on the page, or update in real-time in response to users\u2019 actions. To borrow a technical phrase, this would be what scientists call \u2018really boring.\u2019<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you want to make the kinds of websites people want to use and employers will pay you to work on, you\u2019ll need to learn JavaScript. But how hard is it to learn JavaScript, and how long will it take?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>It Depends On Your Background&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/photo-1561736778-92e52a7769ef.jpg\" alt=\" Huge monitor displaying code. \" class=\"wp-image-4564\"\/><figcaption>Coding is pretty much always easier with 3 feet of screen space.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Undoubtedly, the biggest factor influencing how hard it is to learn JavaScript is whether you have any coding background. In my experience, learning to code is as much about learning a particularly strict, algorithmic way of thinking as it is mastering the syntax of any particular language. You have to learn how to take a task that would be extremely simple to describe to a human and learn instead to break it down into steps so small that a machine can do it.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever crossed that threshold, JavaScript won\u2019t be as hard to pick up. More specifically, JavaScript sits squarely within the <strong>Object-Oriented Approach to programming<\/strong>, along with languages like Python and Ruby. Explaining what exactly this means would be beyond the scope of the article, but just like Portuguese would be easier to learn if you already know Spanish, JavaScript will be easier to learn if you already know a similar language.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>It Depends On Your Approach<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/photo-1530462943125-677cc511c87e.jpg\" alt=\" Two kids learning together. \" class=\"wp-image-4565\"\/><figcaption> Getting help when you need it is key.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning is a complicated endeavor, one that not enough people think about <a href=\"https:\/\/rulerstothesky.com\/2017\/01\/26\/the-ultrapraxists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" rel=\"nofollow\">how to do well<\/a>. This is a shame, since in the world of technology you\u2019ll spend a lot more time learning new things than just comfortably sitting around knowing things.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A good approach to learning is like a good approach to going to the gym: each person needs to start by understanding their goals, their strengths, and their weaknesses. With this, they need to devise a learning plan which they iterate on when conditions change.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not very good at learning in small windows of time, for example. But if you are, be sure to review JavaScript ideas while you\u2019re riding in to work. Fill the little spaces in the day, like standing in line at the grocery store, with learning that\u2019ll profit you for the rest of your life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe most importantly, <strong>think seriously about your approach to learning<\/strong>. It doesn\u2019t matter how ineffective your initial strategy is; if you constantly work to improve it, you\u2019ll get somewhere worth going.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>If You Want It Badly Enough, Anything Is Possible&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/photo-1455849318743-b2233052fcff.jpg\" alt=\" People standing over a message written on the sidewalk, reading \u201cPassion Led Us Here.\u201d \" class=\"wp-image-4566\"\/><figcaption>\u201cPassion\u201d is a weird name for an Uber driver, but whatever works for you!&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I hate to break it to you, but learning to code is tough. You\u2019re probably <a href=\"https:\/\/rulerstothesky.com\/2016\/02\/25\/what-to-do-when-you-feel-inadequate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" rel=\"nofollow\">feel inadequate<\/a> during the process. You can\u2019t let this stop you. Always keep in mind that whatever you\u2019re good at now, you were once a total novice at. Whatever your skills are (chess, dancing, baking), once upon a time you moved your first chess piece, stepped into your first dance studio, burned your first batch of cookies.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But you kept showing up, and now look where you are! Coding isn\u2019t fundamentally different. Like most things in life, the majority of success is just putting in the hours.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JavaScript is one of the most important programming languages for modern web development, after HTML and CSS. 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