"I still hear this sentiment from incredibly talented designers and highly technical CSS experts that somehow can't fathom calling themselves "JavaScript developers," as though they were tragically born without whatever gland produces the chemicals that make a person innately understand the concept of variable hoisting and could never possibly qualify - this despite the fact that many of them write JavaScript as part of their day-to-day work."
"An entire programming language seemed like too much to ever fully understand, and I was certain that I wasn't tuned for it. I was a developer, sure, but I wasn't a developer-developer. I didn't have the requisite robot brain; I just put borders on things for a living."
JavaScript remains accessible to developers of all backgrounds, particularly designers and CSS experts who often underestimate their capabilities. Many talented professionals hesitate to call themselves JavaScript developers despite writing JavaScript regularly, believing they lack innate programming ability. This misconception stems from viewing programming as requiring specialized cognitive traits. The reality is simpler: anyone writing JavaScript is a JavaScript developer. The fundamentals of JavaScript remain sound and learnable, and the barrier to entry is lower than many assume. Destructuring and other modern JavaScript features continue to make the language more approachable for those coming from design backgrounds.
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