So, I want to become a web developer. Here's my plan:
1. Learn JavaScript. I already know HTML and CSS.
2. Create two custom web apps (AKA, things not spelled out for you in YouTube tutorials).
3. Create a resume website, which itself is a portfolio piece (React and some backend framework)
4. Start applying.
Is there anything else I should do? How hard is it to get an entry level position in web development?
very hard
To the point you wouldn't recommend it?
I'm stuck on step 3 because all of my projects are for unethically scraping porn, unsecured cameras, fusking file names, and organizing/displaying them.
So just make something more professional.
bump
I personally started learning the very basics (html/css/js/jquery/mysql/php) in Derek Banas channel. I also watched his PHP security playlist (extremely important to see this to know when use captcha, avoid injected code/mysql injection, etc). Then I moved to the Traversy Media channel where I learned React and a bunch of other stuff like Sass, axios, Laravel etc. Net Ninja has excelent Bootstrap/Tailwind tutorials and some channel named Dev Ed has the only redux tutorial worth a shit (done in its simplest form).
I only have like 4 actual websites made (portfolio, simplistic movie app and two business sites) and Im yet to learn how to make apps with ReactNative.
I started learning last year. Its a long road man!
Would you recommend any courses through Coursera/Udemy?
If you can actually pull off all 4 of those things it should work.
That will take you longer than you think though.
But you'll learn a lot along the way.
Good luck in your journey.
dont do webdev there are so many pajeets that have 20 years over you that will take less money, it also boring as hell and you will find yourself navigating from one framework to another doing broken shit
fuck off we're full
I cant say. I never really followed any of those programs that gives you some sort of certification.
My approach is different: I want to produce something, look for it and learn it.
There are some things I think a developer should be prepared to make (the basics) like a search bar (items/posts might or might not be in some DB), caroussels, accordeons, pagination, modals and offcanvas items (hamburger menu as well ofc). Backend wise its mostly about security (strict regex, prepared statements, never allow a login form without some sort of captcha token), but frameworks seem to take care of most of these things.
Knowing this plus the basics is the goal. Where you learn it is irrelevant.
if you're full then that means you're bottom of the barrel pajeet tier, friend.
*Also dont forget responsive design with media queries. Look for either bootstrap or tailwind for the list of breaking points.
Thanks user
Ha;f of web deelopers ave aacgelrs degreeb
There are a grandtotal of.. 200,000 web developer jobs in the entire us
According to 2020 stats bsl.gov
To put it into persective
There are 157,000 musician jobs same source
Assuming you know how to play an instrument you are more likely to get a job as a musician than webdev without a degree
Holy shit did you type this on a jello keyboard?
actually musicians are going to be replaced by AI soon
Well yeah android keyboard...
Anyways half of web developers dont have a degree, yep
run away. terrible career choice. start your own catpet cleaning business
but there are more people who no how to play an instrument and less jobs according to your gibberish
That was essentially my path minus #3. I spent about six months working 10-12 hours a day learning web dev stuff and working on projects. Then I got comfortable enough to start applying and received a few job offers. Worth mentioning though I had previous programming experience so mileage will vary in terms of how long it will take to get comfortable with basic programming fundamentals.
If I had to do it all again I’d probably focus more time on react and typescript. Good knowledge of typescript is something a lot of people don’t have but is very interesting to employers.