I wrote the original article this one is based upon.<p>I very much enjoyed reading this one. Though I always find it more beginner friendly to start off with a framework rather than going vanilla. That goes for almost all subjects in tech. Then you can dive deeper into the material once you have a basic understanding.<p>Here is a link to the original article:
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