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Originally Posted by TheGodson
To be honest, I actually kind of don't like it, because it just seems like a lazy version of JavaScript where you don't really know what is going on. I've been learning it anyway though.
I think you've taken a couple of steps already...1) you know what you want to do and are asking about how to get there 2) you have opinions on certain things.
I have been in programming since 86...I don't think Javascript is good or bad...I DO think it might be a little easier to get in via that route. I feel this is true since I believe the amount of demand for front end development is much higher...and back end is of course important, but is possibly more mission critical, so the experience needed is probably a higher bar.
I think the next step is see what meet ups you have around town. This will have folks that already have jobs. See if there is a Hackathon of any sort in your area. These would be non-paid events to create small demo apps..but you can read more online.... IF not, then possibly propose one. Be up front about your lack of experience. Ask if anyone could use some coding help, but be honest that your code will need review and help to make it production level. Possibly someone who has some contacts needs something small done. Doing all of this will show your enthusiasm and willingness to get better.
Don't listen to the haters that will disparage one language or another: if you see technologies listed in a job, someone needs it. Finally, get to know the buzzwords: you don't have to know them, but be familiar enough to identify what they are, and to be able to honestly say "Yes, I see Vue is another Javascript framework, but I don't have experience with that" "Typescript is coming on, and I read that it is a type-safe version of Javascript, but I'm not sure what that really means"
I used to manage technical training department. One thing I taught when I would tech school intro to PC classes is I would open a manual and read a random line. The number of jargon terms would be somewhere between 3 and 8. I would say to the class "this is your major barrier...where do you start? You have to loop through these words, look up what each one means, then loop back through again to fully understand..." That is the climb up the mountain.
I think I may have used that same Sam's book to jumpstart my Java Certification. I was Java certified in 98...keep at it, keep at it...