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Discussion on: Why You Should Use a Web Framework

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Matteo Rigon

Was looking forward to a post like this since the other post raised so much attention.

Don't learn how to build React with Redux with Bootstrap with JQuery, learn HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

This is the holy grail. If you dont learn the underlying language its like buying a sports car without a driving license.

When i use a framework and something doesnt work as i expected i usually CMD+click the incriminated function and follow through the source code till i understand what it does exactly and why in my case it didnt work.

Properly knowing which framework APIs to use gives a good boost to productivity but knowing what they really do internally is a game changer when also taking into account performances, which in my opinion is the biggest difference between average and good devs.

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Dan Silk

Absolutely! I often read through API code just to see how it works. This is one of the best ways to learn something new and I highly recommend it. Seeing how other people write code really helps me improve my own understanding and skills.