Things You Should Know as Beginner

Your first objective

Your first objective is to become a basic front-end developer. Not Full Stack, not Senior-level anything, not Architect.

Skills:
HTML5, CSS (grid, flex,)
Basic JavaScript (Fetch API, events, axios,)
Git / get a GitHub if you haven't already,
Build small client-side apps.
— JavaScript Teacher (@js_tut) April 10, 2020

Help in getting first Job

What helped me get my job:

* knowledge of Git
* knowledge of how the internet works (HTTP requests, DNS, etc.)
* projects done in my free time
* leading teams in University projects
* GitHub profile with complete projects and live demos

What helped you get your job?
— Catalin Pit (@catalinmpit) May 4, 2020

Things you should know

When you are starting to code:

- Go slow
- build things
- ask questions

If you don't know who you can ask questions, my DMs are always open.
— James Perkins 🚀💻 (@james_r_perkins) May 20, 2020

you evolve into one

The hard truth is that just because you are studying doesn't mean you're going to become it.

Unless you study in a way congruent with your natural talent.

Nobody learns their way into being a FullStack developer.

You evolve into one.
— JavaScript Teacher (@js_tut) February 3, 2020

Tips for your journey

6 TIPS:

1. Grasp the concepts

2. Learn by building your own projects

3. Ask for help. Google, Stackoverflow are your Friends

4. Look for online resources. There are many

5. Don't just copy and paste the code, you need to understand what it's doing

6. Take breaks and rest!
— 🛰️𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗼💛𝗝𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 (@FrancescoCiull4) March 18, 2020

Mistakes to Avoid

Mistakes I've made as a code newbie:

▪️didn't test my code properly
▪️applied to jobs without tailoring my CV for each position
▪️put stuff in my CV that I barely worked with
▪️watched way too many tutorials
▪️didn't build enough projects
▪️didn't focus on specific technologies
— Catalin Pit (@catalinmpit) May 20, 2020

curriculum

If you've never spoken JavaScript, here's a good start:
1. class / import / new
2. () => {} arrow functions
3. understanding === operator
4. Learn Array.* higher-order functions (.filter, .map & .re duce)
5. async / await
6. import / export
7. [] is iterable
8. {} is enumerable
— JavaScript Teacher (@js_tut) April 30, 2019

There are 0 tutorials on what you' ll most likely be asked to do @ work...building a complete API server. Which in many cases is same code thousands (if not millions of) devs are writing and rewriting right now. Login forms, registration and JWT auth token should be standardized.
— JavaScript Teacher (@js_tut) April 2, 2020

Phase 1 – HTML (DOM.)
Phase 2 – CSS (CSSOM, flex, grid.)
Phase 3 – JavaScript / front-end.
Phase 4 – git / linux cli
Phase 5 – React.
Phase 6 – Node.
Phase 7 – Express.
Phase 8 – Mongo (or MySQL.)
Phase 9 – back-end xp @ your 1st job.
Phase 10 – You're a Full Stack dev.
— JavaScript Teacher (@js_tut) June 2, 2020