I'm currently an Accounting Controller and don't plan on switching careers, but I'm looking to gain some additional skills. I want to develop a website for internal use at our company where managers from each of our 10 locations can log monthly sales, including gross sales and other details. Right now, we rely on multiple shared Excel workbooks, which can be tricky to link together and pull information from. I love using Excel, but I think a web-based solution would work better. I've been considering JavaScript as the best programming language to learn for this project. I've dabbled in programming a few times (like starting CS50 and the Odin Project), but life kept getting in the way. Now that I have some time, I'm eager to streamline my learning path. Any suggestions?
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Absolutely! JavaScript can be great for online Excel scripting as well, so you're in the right ballpark for integrating with what you're already using!
For what you want to do, JavaScript seems like a solid choice! It’s great for quickly prototyping websites, and it can handle both the front end and back end. There are so many libraries out there that can help you get your project off the ground. However, just a heads up: if your project ends up scaling, you might want to consider other options for the back end since it can get tricky. But with your current needs, it should work just fine!
Don't sleep on the MDN web docs! They’re often way more accurate than many tutorials. If you're serious about learning JavaScript, that’s a must-visit resource for you!
Thanks for the advice! I probably won't need to scale this too much, so I think it's a good place to start. Do you have any learning resources you’d recommend?