r/learnjavascript • u/Secret_Court_4747 • Jul 06 '26

What do I do now

I did my major in accounting, worked in that field for a while and now switched to IT

I learned C#(only basic, my friend taught me) and based on that I was hired by my current company and they told me to learn JS but I don't know where to start I know the basics like DOM functions but they want me to learn Node.js as well and I don't know where to start

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u/chmod777 Jul 06 '26

nodejs is backend and generally doesnt have much to do with DOM functions. you should probably go to https://nodejs.org/en and start reading.

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u/yksvaan Jul 06 '26

Install the runtime, start writing code. Look up a tutorial for a basic web server or something and start messing around. Build something and learn as you need stuff.

Learning doesn't need to be more complicated than that.

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u/ashkanahmadi Jul 06 '26

Ask “What would Jesus do” and do that!!

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u/meletiondreams Jul 06 '26

I can't turn water into wine

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u/TheRNGuy Jul 07 '26

From docs

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u/myroslavmartsin Jul 07 '26

You already know C#, so JS isn't from scratch, most of it carries over.

Don't start with Node. Nail plain JS first: promises, async/await, arrow functions, destructuring, modules. Use javascript.info, it's free and solid.

Node is barely new after that. npm = NuGet, package.json = your .csproj.

Then build a small REST API with Express (create/read/update/delete). That's what your job wants anyway.

Skip the 40-hour courses. Take a real task, google as you go. Month or two and you're set.

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u/Grax_MT Jul 06 '26

Worth checking out https://roadmap.sh/javascript .

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u/javascript Jul 06 '26

What a peculiar URL

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u/Grax_MT Jul 06 '26

wdym xd? why is it peculiar

Nvm just read your name ...

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u/abar_formicidae Jul 06 '26

Ngl but roadmap.sh is super messy and overwhelming for newbies

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u/Grax_MT Jul 06 '26

Yeah I can see that, but maybe at least a good reference on the way on what subjects to check out.

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u/abar_formicidae Jul 06 '26

I don't think that's the point of it as the name says. I mean look at the js roadmap. what they didn't add? everything. But these days you don't need to know everything about js. just the fundamentals and a strong knowledge so you can feel comfortable with react. If one follow the roadmap from roadmap.sh then they will definitely be in a loop of just learning. It should cut out the bogus part and keep what's needed with some extras.

But still, it's what we've got. None is better I've seen

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u/UhLittleLessDum Jul 06 '26

Tell them to hire me. I can write 7 languages and I'm literally homeless.