Ask HN: How to self-learn web programming?

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by duckhawk • 7 years ago

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mtmail2• 7 years ago

Without information what you already know, your background, what you try to archive, which languages you to learn there can only be very generic answers. The same question on a web search engine gives many tutorials, list of tools and books.

https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-learn-web-development-all-by-...

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duckhawk• 7 years ago

I know a bit Python, Flask, HTML5, and CSS3. I want to learn web programming so I can get freelance work.

mtmail2• 7 years ago

That's an excellent start, you already know a good set of languages. I found this guide useful https://github.com/kamranahmedse/developer-roadmap (discussed in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18874028)

oregontechninja• 7 years ago

Watch videos, or just look up tutorials on your favorite search engine. Learn HTML, css, and JavaScript and you'll be good to go as a beginner.

Node.js (a standalone JavaScripy VM) can provide server side JavaScript infrastructure for you so you only have to learn those three languages.

I recommend learning a different language for serverside programming. From easiest to least easy (subjective) you have Python, Go, Elixir which are all pretty great for beginners.

CallidaVorhis• 7 years ago

What's worked well for me so far:

- Watch 1 or 2 Udemy videos for the basics and easy feet wetting (I suggest Traversy/Colt Steele/Maximillian)

- Begin a small application, only use documentation on language, framework, or library you're using. I.E if you're using React rely on stack overflow and React documentation for help.

- css-tricks.com (I suggest their flex box and css grid documentation)

- Use land-book.com/Dribbble/collectUI/unDraw/ManyPixels for web app UI/UX ideas (these are top notch apps to emulate. If you can emulate them then you're doing good.)

This way you fall out of the ever so easy tutorial purgatory so many self taught devs find themselves in nowadays. Force yourself out of your comfort zone and you will learn. This is just the beginning :) took me a year and a half to find these resources, but I hope these resources help expedite your learning to the next level

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