💡 Before React. Before Node. Before fancy frameworks. There is HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. And honestly? Most bugs I’ve seen in projects come from weak fundamentals — not advanced concepts. Here’s what strong basics actually mean: 🔹 HTML Understanding semantic tags, accessibility, proper structure. 🔹 CSS Knowing flexbox, positioning, box model, responsiveness — not just copying styles. 🔹 JavaScript Understanding closures, async/await, event loop, array methods — not just syntax. Frameworks change. Fundamentals don’t. The stronger your basics, the easier React, Node, or any tech becomes. Every time I improve my JS fundamentals, my React code improves automatically. #WebDevelopment #JavaScript #FrontendDeveloper #ReactJS #FullStackDeveloper #SheryiansCodingSchool
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I really like this perspective. It reminds me how important it is to focus on the fundamentals first, especially with JavaScript. Once the foundation is strong, moving into things like Node.js or other tools becomes much smoother. Great insight! Thanks