Javascript feels very unfriendly to "start with".

Like I want a best practice guide for modern JS and basically everyone tells you "Yeah I use Flerp but that's outdated, you should use Shlorp" and the Shlorp docs tell you you need "Peteng" and "Gropsh" set up before starting.

It's super hard to see best practice that's not "you are a startup with limitless funding, here do microservices in Kubernetes with this Meta Framework.

(I don't need to "learn to code", I need a no-nonsense JS thing for people who are competent in another language. If I have to read another explainer of IF I'll have to kill myself)

@tante Try this book https://exploringjs.com/impatient-js/

It might be a bit low level for what you need, but Rauschmayer is very comprehensive and clear.

JavaScript for impatient programmers (ES2022 edition)