The MERN Stack Failed Junior Developers

DonTheDeveloper Podcast

The popular MERN stack tutorials and the larger JavaScript ecosystem in general has failed to prepare junior developers for professional jobs. This is a rant about that...

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챕터

1. The Fast-Track Myth (00:00:00)

2. MERN’s Template Trap (00:02:30)

3. The Black Box of APIs (00:05:20)

4. Project-Based Learning’s Limits (00:08:40)

5. Culture of Abstraction in JS (00:11:30)

6. What Tutorials Skip: Depth (00:14:30)

7. Real Developer Mindset (00:18:00)

8. Frontend Gaps: React and Testing (00:21:00)

9. Full Stack Claims vs Reality (00:25:30)

10. Backend Foundations You Missed (00:29:00)