How I'd Learn Web Development (If I Could Start Over)

The biggest game changer for me was finding a friend to code with. I lucked out and found someone that enjoys programming, and we hang out and code for fun. He also has been programming for a decade and is a full stack savant. The best part is I code all the time because it is enjoyable, and I’ve built a great friendship for life.

For those who keep hearing "build something unique", here is another way to look at it. Build as if you were running your own business. Example, I work with a lot of Wedding DJs & Photographers that still create/edit planners via Spreadsheets. So I took that idea and made it into a more customizable online form.

I completely agree on not to learn CS50 I initially started with html and css but gave up because of distractions then I started learning JAVA learnt the language started learning DSA and learning DSA I realized I am just solving problems on leetcode and it's not taking my anywhere bulding real world applications so I paused on DSA and now I have learnt HTML CSS and JS because this can get you a job.

Starting freecodecamp today will edit this comment to update my progress May 24, 2024 - Finished the Responsive Web Design course! Currently in the JavaScript course starting the 2nd certification project which is a decimal to roman numeral converter.

You're more honest than 80% of tech youtubers giving us advices

I'm a software engineer for 15 years. The most important advice in the entire video is to start raw, with no frameworks, no fluff. Whenever you learn a new language and before you start doing complex stuff with it, you need to learn how the complex stuff connects. If you just do tutorials with framework A and B you will never develop your creativity in that language, and that creativity is what makes a good software enginner vs a code monkey.

as a web developer with over 8 years of experience who has been a stay at home mom for two years and hasnt worked my coding muscles in a while.... this guy is right. in every way. do what he says and you'll succeed

Learn how to learn is not a bold take. It might just be one of the most underrated statements. Thank you for the tips

Do *not* worry about building something unique for your first project. That is bad advice. Doing a whole project right after learning some code is going to overwhelm you as it is. Trying to come up with something different/unique is just more mental overload. Honestly, you should just follow a complete app tutorial that builds some clone of some product you use. You have the advantage of understanding what you are building (hugely important) and you have plenty of reference material to help you out. You get an understanding of how to start a project, how to structure it, and you still feel accomplished when you finish it and it works. From there, you can add your own theme/features to it to make it your own.

but but netflix clone is my passion

honestly thanks for your being so upfront I hate watching those dang click bait videos that tell you I became a web developer in 3 months. This really motaved me to keep going on my learning journey.

I love this video! I'm 17 and started truly learning web development like 4 months ago and still learning. I already completed the freecodecamp web design course in around four weeks and built some small projects. Currently, learning javascript with some videos and I'm building projects. (I love making clones and e-commerce sites btw!) Thank you so much for this, you made me realize that my progress (I had a little imposter syndrome) and made me love web development even more!!! ❤

Great video!!! Quick tip from a hobbyist programmer transitioning to becoming a full stack developer: Take a day or two before you learn JS to learn how to write psuedo-code. It helps a lot to be able to disconnect the syntax from the logic of if statements, for loops, switch case statement, inheritance, ect. Makes it so you can flesh out what you want your program to actually do, then you get into the nitty gritty googling of how to actually make it work as you intend. It Also helps when you go from one language to another because you're not reliant on the language itself but the language is just a means to accomplish your logic. I learned this WAY too late

CS50 might not be a good choice if you don't want to become anything more than a frontend developer. But if you're hoping to learn backend to become a fullstack developer, or hoping to move up the ladder to be a DevOps engineer or a tech lead, etc, then you really should take CS50 because it's going to introduce you to a lot of topics that you may take forever to know on your own. Besides, it really builds your problem-solving skills gradually, although some of the psets are indeed too difficult for beginners.

Solid advice. There are no shortcuts, gotta put the time and effort in. The challenging thing is keeping up with the pace of change in the web development space these days. New shiny projects are around every corner. I think a good follow-up topic would be how to stay current, and how to decide which niches to delve into.

As a CS graduate, I fully agree with what you said, especially these 2: - you don't need a bootcamp or a degree.... (i didn't know any better :P) - and never underestimate the basics! master it! even if it takes you countless tries!

I love how straight to the point this is

I'm so glad I found this video. I've searching around for weeks trying to decide which boot camp to spend money on. You probably just saved me a couple of thousand dollars.

I love your no b.s. realistic approach (almost). :) I think the hardest part is GETTING STARTED and be PERSISTENT

I hate this type of video. They start off by dismissing a tour of video, and then make it the same type of video anyway