Maybe you know HTML and CSS and want to see where you are at with Javascript? Take this quiz: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_quiz.asp
I know it’s so easy. Just jump right in and make stuff! But it’s not…
If you want to get a software job making modern web applications you have to put in some work.
The following is a list of recommended actions to get there.
Step 1: Learn the foundations
This free content is legit and easy to read. There’s really nothing more to it.
- Learn HTML – https://www.w3schools.com/html
- Learn CSS – https://www.w3schools.com/css
- Learn Javascript – https://www.w3schools.com/js
Step 2: Use those skills to make a couple websites
This step is important. You get to be inquisitive, creative, and mostly importantly a failure.
Make one for yourself or a friend. The point is to practice your new skills. You’ll likely have to reference the docs a LOT. That’s ok. It’s also the nature of working with the fast changing ecosystem of technology.
Step 3: Learn more complex javascript skills
Take this free crash course: https://javascript30.com/
Step 4: Get serious. Get ready to want to die.
Just kidding.
ReactJS has taken over. It’s likely the best thing (UI framework) under the Sun and not by a small margin: https://2023.stateofjs.com/en-US/libraries/front-end-frameworks/
Try to make a complex UI without React and see how that goes…It’s a great perspective to have.
Learn it or just give up…please…for everyone else’s sake: https://react.dev/learn
Step 5: Make something with React. Anything.
Writing software is not the same as understand computer science concepts. You have to love it. You have to be obsessed with it to really get good.
Luckily, it is easy to get started if you have a computer and the will to live. Go out there (or stay inside rather) and make an piece of software for yourself or someone. Solve a real problem! Forget that cookie-cutter stuff. Make your own thing!
Step 6: Apply for a job?
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Conclusion
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