[FrancoDiaz]

I was assuming that JavaScript would already be known to a certain degree.

I would actually recommend React over Angular for a beginner, because (assuming Angular 2 here) they're going to have to learn Typescript too. That's a big undertaking.

A beginner could also use plain old ES5 with a JSX transpiler right in web page with React.

VueJs might be a better choice than both of those, but much more limited job opportunities.

[brianvan]

This reads like it's from the original posted article

[at-fates-hands]

>> I was assuming that JavaScript would already be known to a certain degree.

That's totally fair and then I would completely agree with your comment.

[greg5green]

It's a fair assumption, but not always true, unfortunately.