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Today's question is:

In the JavaScript world, there are so many frameworks! When I read framework comparisons or similar posts, there's often someone in the comments with a line like "Why don't you just drop the framework and focus on Vanilla JS?" As a beginner, this makes me wonder if I should spend more time learning plain old JavaScript and hold off on learning any specific frameworks? I want to establish good practices, but I also want to prepare myself for the job market and do what I need to do to get hired. Any advice?

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