Get Started with Web Development

When I started learning Web Development a few years back, I had no clue how to get started. I knew how to reverse an array or print Fibonacci series, but using the coding skills to build a real-world application, was something I knew nothing about.

Of course, I had studied HTML in my school days, but that was it. Web Development is a lot vast than HTML.

For all the beginners, who are looking forward to getting into web dev, since I am familiar with your pain, I have prepared a list of important points to keep in mind while starting.

Get comfortable with HTML, CSS and Javascript

Your first task would be to learn HTML, CSS and Javascript. These languages are the backbone of any website, hence you should be familiar with them first. There are various online resources and youtube videos, which can aid your learning process.

Online Resources - 

• w3schools
• freecodecamp  
• treehouse 

Youtube Channels -

• Traversy Media
• Web Dev Simplified
• Edureka

Choose editor that suits you

There are a lot of editors out there like VS Code, Sublime, or Atom. I use the VS Code. The best editor for someone else may not be the best for you. Hence, you should try out different editors and then, stick with the one that you are most comfortable with.

Start with small projects

The learning process is a bit lengthy task and may take days, weeks or even months to get done with. Hence, the best practice is to put your knowledge into small projects, you can build while learning. Nothing teaches you more than building projects on your own.

Attend online webinars or workshops

Other sources of knowledge are webinars and workshops. Every day, multiple webinars, workshops and boot camps are being organised by many developers and companies on the subject of web dev. These can be extremely helpful since you get to interact with and learn from someone who was there where you are today.

Never be ashamed to ask for help

Many newbies have this fear of asking questions because they are afraid people might consider them stupid for asking silly questions. Firstly, there is no such thing as a silly question in the development world. You might take it as silly because you know there are people who know more than you, which is true. Because you cannot be the most knowledgeable person. There will always be someone better than you. Hence, acknowledge that it's okay to ask questions even if it is stupid. 

There may be a number of other points and this list could go on and on. But my main focus was to get you started, which I hope I did.