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Don't worry about it. Programming is easier for an adult to pick up than, say, music or math.

Definitely don't waste your time chasing the latest and greatest. Most frameworks are fads — that's why they go in and out of fashion so quickly. Once you solidly understand the basics, and once you have gained some experience (you probably need a year or so), you'll know enough to evaluate libraries and frameworks efficiently.

Build something using the tools you already know. Don't use too many libraries. Don't copy in code from StackOverflow which you don't understand. Don't listen to know-it-alls who respond to your questions with "why would you ever want to do that?" Just code up a solution to your current problem, and move on. You'll be a good hacker before you know it.

PS: I do suggest you learn to program outside the web domain. The web is unusually beginner-unfriendly because (1) you have to keep dealing with the browser-server stateless request-response fundamental design, and (2) the browser and the DOM are pretty confusing concepts.