[metaloha]

I recommend learning JavaScript, not a framework to begin with, and especially not something that smurfs with the DOM paradigm as much as React does. Learning React will make you a React developer, not a Front End developer.

Once you have a firm grasp of the DOM and browser quirks and have figured out how to write an efficient {insert simple/intermediate component here}, move on to custom HTML components using LitHTML or Svelte or some such. Once you grok what's going on there, you're ready for any framework you want :)

[dondraper36]

Thanks!

JavaScript was my first programming language years ago. I haven't written much JS ever since, but I at least remember the mere basics. That should probably help.

I'm much less sure about having a grasp of the DOM model though