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2020-04-21 00:44 +0100 |
I mentioned in the [goals post]({% post_url 2020-04-17-goals %}), one of the things I am aiming to do is to start learning web development.
I was well aware that what falls under the banner of web development is massive, I just hadn't realised quite how large it was.
Thankfully there is a website called Roadmap.sh which provides handy images detailing all that you COULD learn if you had a ridiculous amount of time available, as well as some resource lists. Images are marked with the creators personal recommendations of what to learn, and also alternative options.
{% include gallery caption="Click on the images to go to the Roadmap page." %}
To be fair it isn't the only site out there that provides a list of topics to learn, but its certainly a nice visual guide that could be printed.
What I find overwhelming is what to use for learning in terms of tutorials, videos and/or courses. There is a (not literal) metric ton of free and paid content out there to take you from knowing nothing to producing websites. Too much to my mind :) just because it leaves you wondering what the best source to use is.
At the moment my focus is split between the following multiple sources
Text:
- FreeCodeCamp
- HTML Dog
- and a couple of others (links are on my iPad, will update later)
Video:
- The Complete 2020 Web Development Bootcamp by Angela Yu
- CS50’s Web Programming with Python and JavaScript (via edx) - (although this is kinda a mix of both video and text)
- Colt's Code Camp (Learn Coding From Scratch) by Colt Steele
I'm trying to get a feel for what works best for me, what sits in my mind more and who's style I prefer the most. I kinda need at least 2 sources, because I need something I can work with that doesn't require watching a video (because say I'm sitting in a room with others)
Right now I'm still vetting, I def like Angela's course, or at least her voice, style, and humour (even if I'm watching the videos at 1.5-2.0x speed). However it is the only thing I've linked to that requires payment.
I really like FreeCodeCamp's site, and the mechanics of teaching in the browser. I seriously question the 300 hours it suggests per module. I'm virtually finished the first module within about 6 hours. I'm currently working on the first "assignment", and I could easily see spending a bunch of time doing those and making them look great.