Ask HN: What should I learn as a 42 year old designer looking to build web apps?
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Re: Ask HN: What should I learn as a 42 year old designer looking to build web apps?
#12Personally, given your existing skillset, I would master javascript. Start off trying to build a blog using a simple static site generator like either 11ty or Astro and then take it from there. You might find this site useful: https://roadmap.sh/
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Re: Ask HN: What should I learn as a 42 year old designer looking to build web apps?
#13What sort of webapp would you like to make? :)
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Re: Ask HN: What should I learn as a 42 year old designer looking to build web apps?
#14Try using sveltekit. Hit me up if you have questions. All you need to know is a bit of JS and you can write html + css. You control what shows up on a page easily without needing to learn a million complex things. If you need persistence that is also simple to set up without having to learn SQL and Go or whatever.
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Re: Ask HN: What should I learn as a 42 year old designer looking to build web apps?
#15Next.js, React, TailwindCSS. I’m very confident these are the right choices for you.
Re: Ask HN: What should I learn as a 42 year old designer looking to build web apps?
#16I might be able to show you the direction.
Since you are looking in those 3 factors, please study the following findings of the Surveys.
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/
https://www.hackerrank.com/blog/category/industry-insights/
https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2021/
https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2022/
https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2022/03/28/language-rankings-1-2...
https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2022/10/20/language-rankings-6-2...
You could tinker the above links to get your choice of month/year.
Now, don't be tempted to lock down your decision because there is rarely any good resource to learn( or get help when you are stuck) online in that choice you made.
Simply pause yourself on that and start with learning SQL + Python + FastAPI + JavaScript (or SQL + Go + JavaScript). Garnish with Tailwind CSS and you are ready!
This is the easiest way to transition your learning further into your choice of stack. In the long run, you will learn Typescript + React for sure. It is as if the right of passage into the market, haha!
A couple more links that you can search on hn.algolia.com
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34530052 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34551770
Re: Ask HN: What should I learn as a 42 year old designer looking to build web apps?
#17I get the impression React is the most bankable. I learned it on Udemy for $10 (they were running a sale that day)
Re: Ask HN: What should I learn as a 42 year old designer looking to build web apps?
#18Next.js, React, TailwindCSS. I’m very confident these are the right choices for you.
Thanks! I know tailwind pretty well, but I’ve always felt a bit daunted by React. Will have to give it another go.
Re: Ask HN: What should I learn as a 42 year old designer looking to build web apps?
#19I get the impression React is the most bankable. I learned it on Udemy for $10 (they were running a sale that day)
Bargain!
Re: Ask HN: What should I learn as a 42 year old designer looking to build web apps?
#20Try using sveltekit. Hit me up if you have questions. All you need to know is a bit of JS and you can write html + css. You control what shows up on a page easily without needing to learn a million complex things. If you need persistence that is also simple to set up without having to learn SQL and Go or whatever.
Thanks! I’ve just read the overview and it looks really interesting. Will give it a go.