1 year ago

I wrote an article about https://blog.boot.dev/backend/dont-start-with-frameworks/ that got some attention from https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/ on https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/10dhhc4/if_youre_learning_backend_dont_start_with/. While a good number of people must have enjoyed the article (some people upvoted? idk) I was rightfully blasted with a lot of criticism. Here are some of my favorite comments: If you’re learning plumbing, don’t start with sink taps.

In my last article, I make a case for learning “bottom-up”.

For example, let’s say you’re learning about storing user data on a back-end server.