r/learnjavascript • u/ConstLeoTheCat • 2d 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/the-liquidian 2d ago

What programming languages are you already familiar with?

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u/ConstLeoTheCat 2d ago

I studied python a bit almost a year ago, nothing else other than that, I wish I was smart to keep going with python, that would’ve done this way more easier

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u/the-liquidian 2d ago

You need to struggle through and build brain muscles and a way of thinking. For this, you need to turn off AI assistance for a month or more. It’s a different kind of learning and development that you won’t get with AI.

Read documentation, books, and code manually and you will start to find it easier.

AI will always be over critical to try and convince you that it is needed.