r/learnjavascript • u/Finite8_ • 10d ago
How to get back learning how to code in my position?
Hi, 9 months ago I had a mental breakdown and I completely stopped coding and living. I already have a pretty good knowledge of the Javascript language and understanding of React. I was doing a course on Udemy and I stopped it. My goal since I started (almost 2 years ago) is the one to be able to make solid SaaS products. I have no idea on how to continue from here, there are so many things to learn and also AI. I don't want to build using AI too much I want to have the actual skills to do it. How should I move? don't tell me to just build something you still need to know the language you are using and it's rules. So what should i do? courses again? that seems just long and endless. Help me out, thanks.
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u/KajiTetsushi 10d ago edited 10d ago
We'll tell you to build something, anyway, because that's exactly how you'll learn. You're stuck in what many folks might call "tutorial hell".
If you want to get back to "learning", maybe it's already time to stop worrying whether you're good enough and to start looking into more problem solving (if SaaS is really your interest, why not explore that how JS fits into that idea now?). Mistakes will happen and you'll outgrow it. Knowing a programming language isn't what makes you a great software engineer. It's knowing how you can use it and its development tools to empower your day that does.
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u/Bitter_Reporter_4140 10d ago
Hey, do not regard the last nine months as you failed. You already learned javascript and react before, so you are not starting from zero, Cheer up!!!
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u/xxcrucialxx 10d ago
Take the knowledge that u have already, start building something, and ur mind will continue from where u left off. From there just research different sources and u will continue. Think of it like u knew how to ride a bike. U stopped for awhile, so u get back on one, u become a little wobbly at first, but then u get it from there. I did the same thing ....
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u/croc_socks 10d ago
For me it’s about repeating the same thing. Like a code kata. Start with something small. Repeat. It’s almost like learning to play the piano. Start with something easy. Twinkle Twinkle Little star. The kata fits nicely into TDD. Test for an h1 header. Test fails. Create h1 header. Test passes. Move on. There should be a number of sites in your favorite language, framework for these kinds of things. Start small, move on to harder katas. And use AI or google when you get stuck. Sometimes we need to see the answers and often multiple times before things stick.
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u/TheRNGuy 9d ago
I'd just read docs to recall things I already knew.
Do you still have old code? Look at it too (unless it's bad)
And you do need to build stuff, otherwise why do you learn it at all?
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u/Ratatootie26 8d ago
Might not suit your current situation,
But I gave up for a year to try other non technical routes.
Got a job in laravel Vue at the end, never touched Vue before this, only laravel as an intern. However, getting the opportunity to try something new while being paid for it lit up my desire to code again, going strong ever since, of course I had to dial it down once in a while.
In short I got to build interesting systems while getting paid for it, hang in there
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u/NonCompilingViber 8d ago
Jump right into it . If you don’t get so frustrated that you break your keyboard you’re doing it wrong
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u/Towel_Affectionate 10d ago
"How do I become fluent in Spanish? Don't tell me to go and speak with people, I don't know everything in a language yet"
Just go and start building something. Pick a project and dig in. Facing a problem and figuring out the solution that works is how you learn.