From my limited POV, this is how I see most of the newcomers to JS community currently behaves. And it's a good example of 'learning by doing', which is the advice that everyone gives around here.
- Do some research, look what successful/smart/sane people are using/working on, and why.
- Jump in, hack stuff, make things work.
- Learn while creating. Discover the insights behind the choices that people you're following made.
- Start making your own informed choices.
As long as you're not stuck in the step 2, and advance beyond doing what everyone is doing, you're probably on the right track.
That's how I learned to build maintainable/scalable/successful applications.
- Do some research, look what successful/smart/sane people are using/working on, and why.
- Jump in, hack stuff, make things work.
- Learn while creating. Discover the insights behind the choices that people you're following made.
- Start making your own informed choices.
As long as you're not stuck in the step 2, and advance beyond doing what everyone is doing, you're probably on the right track.
That's how I learned to build maintainable/scalable/successful applications.
It worked out perfectly for me.
Edit: typo, clarified first sentence.