How To Quickly Learn, Switch And Adapt A New Tech Stack

There’s a lot of programming language and framework these days. We as a coder, need to adapt and switching between one stack to each other real quick. Sometimes, this moment leading to burnout or maybe stuck. Well, I’ve been, burnout when switching project that has different language, frameworks and paradigm.

Functional to OOP.

Backend to Frontend.

Golang to PHP.

But, all of that thing is simply just write the code and decide what should you write. But, in this article you will get the tips to know what will and should you type in and make it exciting.

If you start to learn about some programming languages, there’s sort of things that you’d learn first. Some kind like variables, data types, function, loop, conditional, pointer, asynchronous or multi thread, and so on, and so on. Well, that’s the basic you must acknowledge very well. Most average programming language is adopting that kind of syllabus.

1. Understand the basic and fundamental

   Or if you start learning react or other js libs or frameworks, learn the javascript fundamental first. You can start with event handling, dom manipulation, rendering, and so on and so on.

   It’s all about fundamentals, don’t start learning framework, start with basic things first.

2. Set clear goals

   Well, behind the great result there’s a great process. To make sure your learning result is purrrrfectly awesome, don’t hesitate to take a break with a cup of coffee and start writing down what you want to achieve by learning new tech. That should work, at least for me.

3. Choose the right resources

   On these days, you can simply choose the resource you want to use, either it youtube by video tutorial, official documentation to make you look like a senior of senior software engineer. Or you want to know the step by step with asking ChatGPT to create a syllabus for you.

4. Leverage debug tools, online tools and sandboxes

   Before we start to code and struggling with it, it’s good to setup your IDE or maybe as simple as installing VSCode Extension that related to that technology and make your life better. Also, don’t be lazy to explore online tools.

5. Join the community

   Participate in discussions, asks questions, and maybe even better to be contribute to open-source projects for fixing the typo on official documentation. Engage with communities on GitHub, Stack Overflow, Reddit, or Discord.

Switching to a new tech stack is a valuable skill that showcases adaptability and continuous learning. While the journey requires effort, the key lies in consistent practice and leveraging your knowledge to bridge the gap. Start small, stay curious, and remember that every expert was once a beginner.

Please keep in mind, this article is purely just my opinion and based on my story. Don’t take it personally.