r/theodinproject

I'm almost done with the Foundations course, and I've realized that frontend, especially CSS, isn't for me. Designing layouts, centering elements, and tweaking UI just isn't what I enjoy. I'm much more drawn to logic and data organization, which points toward backend development. Besides, with AI handling UI/UX so well nowadays, I’d be much more comfortable letting it or one of my teammates handle the visual stuff (I have an upcoming hackathon in mind).

​With that being said, can I safely skip the frontend modules in the JS track (Intermediate/Advanced HTML & CSS, React) and dive straight into Advanced JS, Databases, and Node? Or will I run into trouble since the curriculum assumes a sequential path?

​Thanks!

It’s been almost a month since I last worked on TOP (the CSS Grid section) because of one of my university subjects, which is Android development. Now, I’m confused about whether I should continue and finish the TOP curriculum because I’ve fallen in love with Android development, especially Kotlin.

I feel like I can develop mobile apps within two weeks using a single language, unlike with TOP, where it takes me twice as long because I have to work with three different languages.

I know TOP has contributed a lot to my progress, which is why I was able to develop mobile apps in such a short time.