Spent 3 weeks learning React before realizing I shouldve just started with plain JavaScript

I jumped straight into React tutorials because everyone said it was the hot thing for jobs. After 3 weeks of feeling totally lost I went back to basics with vanilla JS. Built a simple to do list in 2 days that actually worked. My advice is learn the fundamentals first because frameworks hide too much from beginners. Has anyone else wasted time on a framework too early

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emmam671mo ago

Totally thought React was the way to go first since that's what all the job listings wanted. But yeah, after banging my head against it for a month I finally gave in and did plain JavaScript to make a little calculator app and it just clicked. Now I see how much stuff React does for you behind the scenes and I get why people say to start simple. It feels way more satisfying to build something from scratch even if it's basic.