| Web development has become a lot more based around tools, which is good and bad. Deployment is not longer just uploading code to an FTP and is usually automated, which is good. The amount of tech needed for a page has got a lot bigger.
Tables aren't so much of a thing. Analysis paralysis is definitely a thing, accept that whatever your first choice is may not be right, but you will still learn in doing, so it's good to move forward. If you are looking at data intensive applications, python may be a good choice. One good thing with python based tech is there is less churn than Javascript based development. Frankly, the pace of Javascript based tech leaves me burnt out whenever I dive in. Although many projects use lots of different tech, you aren't really expected to be an expert in them all (even if a job spec may say that). Start with one thing, learning enough to get going and move on. There are communities to help like reddit.com/r/learnpython It's worth asking the odd question on StackOverflow, though don't get disheartened if they close your question or dismiss it, it's something that site does more and more of. Mostly, just dive in and don't worry when stuff is hard, people who have been doing this for ages experience this too. |