If you followed my tips from 1 to 3, you have probably already done a course or have read a lot of tutorials and are now able to throw together a website that doesn’t involve using a website builder. There’s more to front-end development than building a website Or as Adam (UX Lead at CoachUp) would state:Ĭombine that with a good book like Eloquent JavaScript, and you can up your programming game very quickly. You’ll also start reading other people’s code.
Why?Īt first you’ll probably read a lot of articles, guides and manuals on how to do different things. Especially when starting out, there’s a lot of reading required. Your reading skills greatly influence your path to becoming a great front-end developer.
You’ve probably heard this a hundred times by now, but it is for a good reason why this is the advice most often dished out. Putting these two together, build to learn! There’s no better way to learn than to get your hands dirty. So there’s only one way to becoming better at what you’re doing: Keep learning, keep building. At some point, you will eventually start using JavaScript snippets.ĭon’t forget to challenge yourself by building first responsive elements. Creating an actual landing page or website is something different. Playing around with (small) UI elements is one thing. Browse other people’s projects and participate in the community there. Codepen.io is a great playground for that. I also recommend developing some small UI elements for practicing your newly learned HTML & CSS skills. After finishing some initial courses, go ahead and create some static web pages and iterate over and over again. Sign up at Online courses like Coursera or Team Treehouse. There are all kinds of different online courses available on how to get started with HTML and CSS.
First learn the shallow waters, then go deep. There are so many options available not only programming language-wise, but regarding tools, frameworks, and technologies as well.įront-end development is like an ocean. When starting out in front-end, you might not be sure where to start. If you’re already sure about front-end development, go ahead and read on.
If you’re not 100% sure which one to follow then I recommend you read this blog post on how to become a full stack developer. In this blog post, you can find 10 tips on how to become a front-end developer!Īs a beginner, you might wonder which area of web development to pursue. Recently, some people approached me asking for advice on how to get started as a front-end developer. With its ever changing technologies and frameworks, it can be quite difficult and overwhelming starting out in the field of front-end development.