Learn the Language Before the Framework I see this all the time. New developers jump straight into frameworks before understanding the language itself. They start React before learning JavaScript. They dive into Django before knowing Python. They chase tools, not understanding. And then, when something breaks, they’re stuck, because they don’t know why it’s breaking. Frameworks are built on top of languages. If you don’t understand the foundation, the framework becomes a black box. Here’s what I tell every beginner: Master the language first. Understand: • Data types & structures • Functions & scopes • Error handling • OOP & async concepts • How things actually run under the hood Once you do, frameworks will stop feeling “magical.” You’ll start reading them instead of just using them. Frameworks make you fast. Foundations make you unstoppable. Which came first for you, language or framework? Let’s hear your journey. #SoftwareEngineering #LearnToCode #DeveloperTips #Programming #BuildBetter #MichealCodes
The metaphor of a building is fitting here - if you don't have a solid foundation (the programming language), then no matter how beautifully designed or efficient the upper structure (framework) may be, it will ultimately collapse when faced with real-world challenges.
This is absolutely correct 💯 Having a good understanding of the language makes one to have a clear intuition of everything from ground level. With it, nothing feels like magic, you can explain almost everything in your code, when something is wrong, you know where to go and what to do. Honestly, I'll recommend anyone to first start with the language first then move to the needed frameworks
My only note here is that there's such pressure in the job market to put things in production that you're pushed to move onto the framework from all directions very quickly. I think that honestly most people, given unlimited time, would prefer being comfortable with the language rather than not. Circumstances matter.
Well, in the meanwhile I fully recovered from the painintheass… Several years ago I was the “lucky“ heir of a complex Windows GUI Application, built in C# and .NET Framework. At this time I didn‘t know anything about Language or Framework. So unfortunately I dived into the Framework first and tried to manage the Language „on-the-fly“. It took me about 3 years to manage this tool, but it was never my favorite project. Fun fact: Now I switched completely to Python with PySide, which is miles more comfortable for me