The complete Frontend Developer Roadmap
Frontend development is the process of designing a website or web application's user interface and user experience. It entails creating and designing things that users directly interact with, such as layouts, buttons, forms, navigation menus, and other visual components. Frontend developers are responsible for translating the design and functionality requirements into code that can be rendered and executed in web browsers.
1. Learn Web Basics:
Recommended
Learn the basics of how the internet works so you have a better understanding of how things work.
Here are some of the topics that you need to know about:
- How the internet works
- what is a domain name?
- how a website is served online
- what is DNS?
- How browser work
2. HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language):
Required
HTML is the building block of any web page. It determines the organization and content of a webpage through the use of elements such as headings, paragraphs, lists, graphics, and links.
3. CSS (Cascading Style Sheet):
Required
CSS defines the appearance, layout, colors, typography, and responsive behavior of HTML elements. It ensures that the appearance is consistent and visually appealing across all devices and screen sizes.
Learn CSS
4. JS (JavaScript):
Required
JavaScript is a programming language used to add interactivity and dynamic behavior to web pages. It allows developers to create animations, handle user input, validate forms, and perform other actions without requiring a page refresh.
Now, using these tools is enough to build any kind of website that you can imagine. But It will be tough and difficult.
That is why FRAMEWORKS comes into place
Frontend FRAMEWORKS are used to reduce time and to make it easier that using the basic tools
JavaScript Frameworks stands on Node JS (a JavaScript runtime framework) , and in order to learn any Framework you need to Learn NPM (Node Package Manger) (You do not need to lean Node in order to use NPM
All other tools are optional but crucial.
5. Version Control (Git & GitHub):
Git is a version control system that tracks code changes, aiding collaboration among developers. GitHub is a platform built around Git, hosting code repositories and offering tools for teamwork and project management.
6. NPM (Node Package Manager):
It is a JavaScript package manager that enables developers to quickly organize and distribute reusable code modules (packages) with others. NPM is frequently used in both frontend and backend development, particularly in Node.js-based systems.
Learn NPM
7. Pick A Framework:
You can choose any of these frameworks:
- React The most Popular so far Learn React
- Vue
- Angular
- Svelte
- Solid
And many many more frameworks.
Choosing the right framework depends on you.
8. SSR (Server Side Rendering):
The previous frameworks called Client Side Frameworks each one of them has a Server Side Framework.
There many frameworks but you need to pick the one that related to the CSR framework you choose for example:
- Next JS (React) Learn Next
- Nuxt JS (Vue)
- Angular Universal
8. Better CSS:
There many tools to make writing CSS much easier like:
- Tailwind (Famous CSS Framework) Learn Tailwind
- Bootstrap (CSS Library)
- SASS and PostCSS (CSS preprocessors)
9. Testing:
Testing your website is crucial for many reasons and we can mention some testing libraries:
- Jest
- Vitest
- Cypress
10. TypeScript:
Typescript adds type checking to JavaScript and It make the developer experience way more better.
Keep Learning
We mentioned the most important tools to be a professional but that does not mean to stop here. Keeping you self updated with the outcoming features and tools is crucial, so make sure you never ever stop learning.....
