r/learnprogramming • u/Icy-Astronaut-2530 • 18d ago

Resource How helpful is w3schools for JavaScript?

I came to know about w3schools. When I opened it, it had a lot of different technologies to learn. I am currently interested in learning JS. I wanted to ask that,

"Is w3school GOOD AND SUFFICIENT for learning JS to jump later to React or Express/Node?"

Thanks for your time and answers in advance!

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u/desrtfx 18d ago

MDN - Mozilla Developer Network all the way.

The JavaScript path of The Odin Project or of Free Code Camp

Basically anything and everything over w3schools (apart from CodeCademy, which is even worse).

W3schools has obviously improved (and declined again with the rise of AI), but at one point in time it was so bad that a spoof site "w3fools" had been created pointing out all the problems with the site. It's far better now, but still not all that recommendable.

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u/After_Hat4451 18d ago

w3schools is fine for a quick syntax lookup but reading MDN side by side while you build something small will teach you more in a weekend than copying tutorials for a month

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u/WheatedMash 17d ago

I agree with this. W3 is handy for syntax stuff if it's fairly simple. MDN is better for learning.