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Spellbook of Modern Web Dev

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Re: Spellbook of Modern Web Dev

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Post by ofthisnonsense »

As a beginner, stuff like this is more overwhelming than useful. It would be more valuable if it instead clustered resources by what to start with, and maybe a timeline (i.e. "Week one, read these 10 articles"). It's just grouped by topic, rather than "what to read first."

Re: Spellbook of Modern Web Dev

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Post by acemarke »

ofthisnonsense wrote: post #4

As a beginner, stuff like this is more overwhelming than useful. It would be more valuable if it instead clustered resources by what to start with, and maybe a timeline (i.e. "Week one, read these 10 articles"). It's just grouped by topic, rather than "what to read first."

On that note, I can recommend the "GrabSE Front End Guide" at https://github.com/grab/front-end-guide , based on Sacha Greif's "A Study Plan to Cure Javascript Fatigue" article at https://medium.freecodecamp.com/a-study-plan-to-cure-javascr... . It has exactly that ordered list of concepts and links with timelines that you're looking for.

I also have a more specifically-targeted list of links for React, Redux, and related topics like ES6, functional programming, and Webpack, at https://github.com/markerikson/react-redux-links . Specifically intended to be a great starting point for anyone trying to learn the ecosystem, as well as a solid source of good info on more advanced topics. The front page of my list has a "best-of / getting started" subset of links, and then the rest of the repo is grouped by topic.

Re: Spellbook of Modern Web Dev

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Post by acemarke »

ice109 wrote: post #2

what's with all these resources lately that are just a bunch of links? what value are you adding? you realize we have search engines now right? we don't need directories.

Generally it's that all the resources are located in one place, and hopefully someone has actually looked at the links and decided they're of sufficient quality to include in the list. Having one place to look makes it easier for someone to read through things, rather than having to search and evaluate articles and resources themselves (especially as a new learner).

Re: Spellbook of Modern Web Dev

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Post by dexteryy »

ice109 wrote: post #2

what's with all these resources lately that are just a bunch of links? what value are you adding? you realize we have search engines now right? we don't need directories.

I think the structure and relations of this bunch of links are a kind of knowledge. And in this information-overloaded age, they are playing an increasingly significant role.

And in the age of artificial intelligence, a lot of problems require a combination of the works of machines and humans. Google can't provide a professional and insightful knowledge structure on its own. But more documents like this one maybe will help a new class of smarter production. Actually I myself am working on the similar production.

Additionally, unlike many extra-long "awesome list", I just pick one or a few links for each nested "category" which are the most mainstream and not outdated, based on the clear trends, public data, and experience. They are not trivial collections.

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