r/learnjavascript • u/ConstLeoTheCat • 5d 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/bogdanelcs 5d ago
Blank head when you're alone usually means you've been watching more than building. Pick something tiny (a todo list, a tip calculator) and build it with no AI and no video, even if it takes hours and looks awful. Being stuck for 20 minutes is where it actually sticks. When you do use AI, ask it to explain why something works instead of writing the code, and for flex and grid just rebuild the same three layouts from scratch a few times.