Path to become a Front-End Software Engineer

Eddie’s Front-End Web Development Learning Path

Welcome to my comprehensive journey through front-end web development. This page serves as a record of my progress, a showcase for potential collaborators and employers, and a guide for fellow developers.

Achievements So Far:

• HTML and CSS Mastery:

  • Completed courses on the basics, layouts, and advanced design enhancements using HTML and CSS. Acquired skills in creating structured, stylish, and responsive web designs.

• JavaScript Development:

  • Gained proficiency in JavaScript basics, DOM manipulation, and object-oriented programming. Achievements include courses on arrays, loops, objects, and interactive web features.

• Performance and Collaboration:

  • Focused on website performance optimization and collaboration using Git. Learned about code management, tracking changes, and working with remote repositories.

• Web Accessibility:

  • Completed courses on creating accessible web forms and ensuring that websites are usable by people with disabilities.

• Advanced CSS Techniques:

  • Mastered CSS Flexbox, Grid, and advanced selectors. Developed skills for creating responsive and flexible web layouts.

Upcoming Goals:

• Completing Team Treehouse Front-End Curriculum:

  • Final stages of the Team Treehouse Front-End Web Development curriculum, with an emphasis on completing courses on advanced JavaScript concepts, responsive design techniques, and deeper dives into CSS.

• Expanding with Ui.Dev:

  • After completing the Team Treehouse curriculum, my next step is to embark on the Ui.Dev course. This will include advanced topics like Node.js and React, further enhancing my capabilities in building complex web applications.

• Continuous Growth and Application:

  • My commitment to continuous learning and staying abreast of the latest in web development remains steadfast. I plan to keep updating my skills and knowledge to remain at the forefront of front-end development.

My Learning Philosophy:

This path isn't just about acquiring skills; it's about weaving them into a cohesive and comprehensive web development expertise. I believe in not just learning but applying these skills in real-world scenarios, contributing to effective and innovative web solutions.

I invite you to follow my journey and share your insights as I navigate the ever-evolving landscape of front-end development.

Let’s build something amazing together!

Front End Web Engineer Self-Study Syllabus

✓ Introduction to HTML and CSS (Completed):

• Goal: Familiarize myself with HTML and CSS basics.

• Objective: Understand the structure of HTML and learn basic CSS properties.

• Accomplishment: Successfully completed Team Treehouse - Introduction to HTML and CSS, HTML Basics courses.

✓ CSS Basics (Completed):

• Goal: Gain a solid foundation in CSS.

• Objective: Become proficient in building and styling web pages using CSS.

• Accomplishment: Completed Team Treehouse - CSS Basics course.

✓ CSS Layout (Completed):

• Goal: Learn advanced techniques for creating flexible web layouts.

• Objective: Understand various CSS layout options and implement responsive designs.

• Accomplishment: Successfully completed Team Treehouse - CSS Layout course.

✓ Enhancing Design with CSS (Completed):

• Goal: Improve the visual appeal of web pages using CSS.

• Objective: Master advanced CSS techniques and use them to enhance design.

• Accomplishment: Completed Team Treehouse - Enhancing with CSS course.

✓ Debugging CSS with Chrome Dev Tools (Completed):

• Goal: Develop effective debugging skills for CSS.

• Objective: Learn how to use Chrome Dev Tools to identify and fix CSS issues.

• Accomplishment: Successfully completed Team Treehouse - Debugging CSS with Chrome DevTools course.

⚙️ JavaScript Basics (In Progress):

• Goal: Acquire a solid foundation in JavaScript.

• Objective: Learn JavaScript syntax, data types, and basic programming concepts.

• Accomplishment: Currently working on Team Treehouse - JavaScript Basics course.

To be completed:

✓ JavaScript Numbers:

• Goal: Understand number operations and related concepts in JavaScript.

• Objective: Learn how to manipulate and work with numbers in JavaScript.

JavaScript Functions:

• Goal: Master the concept of functions in JavaScript.

• Objective: Understand how to write reusable pieces of code using functions.

Mobile-First CSS Layout:

• Goal: Learn techniques for creating mobile-first responsive layouts.

• Objective: Understand the importance of mobile-first design and implement it using CSS.

Responsive Layouts:

• Goal: Develop the ability to build responsive web designs.

• Objective: Learn how to create layouts that adapt to different screen sizes and devices.

CSS Flexbox Layout:

• Goal: Gain proficiency in CSS Flexbox layout.

• Objective: Understand the Flexbox model and use it to create flexible and responsive web layouts.

HTML Forms:

• Goal: Learn how to create and handle HTML forms.

• Objective: Understand the different form elements and how to validate user input.

Accessibility for Web Developers:

• Goal: Understand the importance of web accessibility.

• Objective: Learn how to create websites that are accessible to all users, including those with disabilities.

Introduction to GIT:

• Goal: Familiarize myself with version control using Git.

• Objective: Learn how to track changes, collaborate with others, and manage code repositories using Git.

JavaScript Loops:

• Goal: Understand the concept of loops in JavaScript.

• Objective: Learn how to iterate over data and execute repetitive tasks using loops.

JavaScript Arrays:

• Goal: Master the use of arrays in JavaScript.

• Objective: Learn how to store and manipulate collections of data using arrays.

JavaScript Objects:

• Goal: Gain proficiency in working with JavaScript objects.

• Objective: Understand how to create, manipulate, and access object properties and methods.

CSS Selectors:

• Goal: Acquire a deep understanding of CSS selectors.

• Objective: Learn how to select and style HTML elements using different types of CSS selectors.

JavaScript and the DOM:

• Goal: Understand the Document Object Model (DOM) in JavaScript.

• Objective: Learn how to manipulate HTML elements, change content, and handle events using the DOM.

Interacting with the DOM:

• Goal: Learn advanced techniques for interacting with the DOM.

• Objective: Master DOM manipulation, event handling, and dynamically updating web pages.

Object-oriented JavaScript:

• Goal: Gain a solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) in JavaScript.

• Objective: Learn how to design and implement objects, classes, and inheritance in JavaScript.

Bootstrap Basics:

• Goal: Familiarize myself with Bootstrap framework.

• Objective: Learn how to use Bootstrap components and CSS classes to build responsive websites.

CSS Grid Layout:

• Goal: Master the CSS Grid layout system.

• Objective: Understand how to create complex grid-based layouts using CSS Grid.

Introduction to Front-end Performance Optimization:

• Goal: Learn techniques to optimize website performance.

• Objective: Understand performance optimization strategies and implement them in web projects.

HTML Tables:

• Goal: Gain proficiency in creating and styling HTML tables.

• Objective: Learn different table features, such as headers, footers, and cell formatting.

HTML Video and Audio:

• Goal: Understand how to embed and control video and audio elements in HTML.

• Objective: Learn how to add multimedia content to web pages and customize their playback.

AJAX Basics:

• Goal: Learn how to fetch data from a server asynchronously.

• Objective: Understand AJAX concepts and techniques for updating web pages without refreshing.

Asynchronous Programming with JavaScript:

• Goal: Master asynchronous programming techniques in JavaScript.

• Objective: Learn how to work with Promises, async/await, and handle asynchronous tasks effectively.

Working with Fetch API:

• Goal: Understand how to fetch data and make HTTP requests using Fetch API.

• Objective: Learn how to send and receive data from remote servers using Fetch API.

Website Optimization:

• Goal: Learn advanced techniques to optimize website performance.

• Objective: Understand the process of optimizing web assets, scripts, and images for better site speed and user experience.

React Basics (ui.dev Expansion Pack):

• Goal: Gain a solid foundation in React.

• Objective: Learn the fundamentals of React and how to build interactive user interfaces.

• Accomplishment: Completed ui.dev Expansion Pack - React Basics course.

React Advanced (ui.dev Expansion Pack):

• Goal: Master advanced concepts and techniques in React.

• Objective: Learn more advanced React features and patterns for building complex applications.

• Accomplishment: Completed ui.dev Expansion Pack - React Advanced course.

Deployment and Final Project:

• Goal: Learn how to deploy websites and complete a comprehensive final project.

• Objective: Understand different deployment options and successfully deploy a project online.

• Accomplishment: Successfully deployed one of the projects online.

Eddie’s Custom Front-End Development Syllabus

Completed Milestones:

Introduction to HTML and CSS (Completed)

URL: Team Treehouse - Introduction to HTML and CSS

Objective: Gained foundational knowledge in HTML and CSS.

CSS Basics (Completed)

URL: Team Treehouse - CSS Basics

Objective: Built proficiency in styling web pages using CSS.

CSS Layout (Completed)

URL: Team Treehouse - CSS Layout

Objective: Learned advanced techniques for creating flexible web layouts.

Enhancing Design with CSS (Completed)

URL: Team Treehouse - Enhancing with CSS

Objective: Mastered advanced CSS techniques to enhance design.

Debugging CSS with Chrome DevTools (Completed)

URL: Team Treehouse - Debugging CSS with Chrome DevTools

Objective: Developed effective debugging skills for CSS.

JavaScript Basics (Completed)

URL: Team Treehouse - JavaScript Basics

Objective: Acquired a solid foundation in JavaScript.

JavaScript Numbers, Functions, Arrays, Loops, Objects (Completed)

URL: Team Treehouse - JavaScript Tracks

Objective: Gained comprehensive knowledge in JavaScript concepts and applications.

Introduction to Git (Completed)

URL: Team Treehouse - Introduction to Git

Objective: Learned version control using Git.

Accessibility for Web Developers (Completed)

URL: Team Treehouse - Accessibility For Web Developers

Objective: Understood the importance of and implemented web accessibility.

CSS Flexbox Layout (Completed)

URL: Team Treehouse - CSS Flexbox Layout

Objective: Mastered CSS Flexbox for responsive web layouts.

Responsive Layouts (Completed)

URL: Team Treehouse - Responsive Layouts

Objective: Developed skills for building responsive web designs.

Upcoming Courses:

JavaScript Numbers

Goal: Understand number operations in JavaScript.

Objective: Manipulate and work with numbers in JavaScript.

URL: Team Treehouse - JavaScript Numbers

Status: To be completed

JavaScript Functions

Goal: Master functions in JavaScript.

Objective: Write reusable code using functions.

URL: Team Treehouse - JavaScript Functions

Status: To be completed

Mobile-First CSS Layout

Goal: Learn techniques for creating mobile-first responsive layouts.

Objective: Understand the importance of mobile-first design and implement it using CSS.

URL: Team Treehouse - Mobile-First CSS Layout

Status: To be completed

Responsive Layouts

Goal: Develop the ability to build responsive web designs.

Objective: Learn how to create layouts that adapt to different screen sizes and devices.

URL: Team Treehouse - Responsive Layouts

Status: To be completed

CSS Flexbox Layout

Goal: Gain proficiency in CSS Flexbox layout.

Objective: Understand the Flexbox model and use it to create flexible and responsive web layouts.

URL: Team Treehouse - CSS Flexbox Layout

Status: To be completed

HTML Forms

Goal: Learn how to create and handle HTML forms.

Objective: Understand the different form elements and how to validate user input.

URL: Team Treehouse - HTML Forms

Status: To be completed

Accessibility for Web Developers

Goal: Understand the importance of web accessibility.

Objective: Learn how to create websites that are accessible to all users, including those with disabilities.

URL: Team Treehouse - Accessibility For Web Developers

Status: To be completed

Introduction to GIT

Goal: Familiarize myself with version control using Git.

Objective: Learn how to track changes, collaborate with others, and manage code repositories using Git.

URL: Team Treehouse - Introduction to Git

Status: To be completed

JavaScript Loops

Goal: Understand the concept of loops in JavaScript.

Objective: Learn how to iterate over data and execute repetitive tasks using loops.

URL: Team Treehouse - JavaScript Loops

Status: To be completed

JavaScript Arrays

Goal: Master the use of arrays in JavaScript.

Objective: Learn how to store and manipulate collections of data using arrays.

URL: Team Treehouse - JavaScript Arrays

Status: To be completed

JavaScript Objects

Goal: Gain proficiency in working with JavaScript objects.

Objective: Understand how to create, manipulate, and access object properties and methods.

URL: Team Treehouse - JavaScript Objects

Status: To be completed

JavaScript and the DOM

Goal: Understand the Document Object Model (DOM) in JavaScript.

Objective: Learn how to manipulate HTML elements, change content, and handle events using the DOM.

URL: Team Treehouse - JavaScript and the DOM

Status: To be completed

Interacting with the DOM

Goal: Learn advanced techniques for interacting with the DOM.

Objective: Master DOM manipulation, event handling, and dynamically updating web pages.

URL: Team Treehouse - Interacting with the DOM

Status: To be completed

Object-oriented JavaScript

Goal: Gain a solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) in JavaScript.

Objective: Learn how to design and implement objects, classes, and inheritance in JavaScript.

URL: Team Treehouse - Object-oriented JavaScript

Status: To be completed

Bootstrap Basics

Goal: Familiarize myself with the Bootstrap framework.

Objective: Learn how to use Bootstrap components and CSS classes to build responsive websites.

URL: Team Treehouse - Bootstrap Basics

Status: To be completed

CSS Grid Layout

Goal: Master the CSS Grid layout system.

Objective: Understand how to create complex grid-based layouts using CSS Grid.

URL: Team Treehouse - CSS Grid Layout

Status: To be completed

Introduction to Front-end Performance Optimization

Goal: Learn techniques to optimize website performance.

Objective: Understand performance optimization strategies and implement them in web projects.

URL: Team Treehouse - Introduction to Front-end Performance Optimization

Status: To be completed

HTML Tables

Goal: Gain proficiency in creating and styling HTML tables.

Objective: Learn different table features, such as headers, footers, and cell formatting.

URL: Team Treehouse - HTML Tables

Status: To be completed

HTML Video and Audio

Goal: Understand how to embed and control video and audio elements in HTML.

Objective: Learn how to add multimedia content to web pages and customize their playback.

URL: Team Treehouse - HTML Video and Audio

Status: To be completed

AJAX Basics

Goal: Learn how to fetch data from a server asynchronously.

Objective: Understand AJAX concepts and techniques for updating web pages without refreshing.

URL: Team Treehouse - AJAX Basics

Status: To be completed

Asynchronous Programming with JavaScript

Goal: Master asynchronous programming techniques in JavaScript.

Objective: Learn how to work with Promises, async/await, and handle asynchronous tasks effectively.

URL: Team Treehouse - Asynchronous Programming with JavaScript

Status: To be completed

Working with Fetch API

Goal: Understand how to fetch data and make HTTP requests using Fetch API.

Objective: Learn how to send and receive data from remote servers using Fetch API.

URL: Team Treehouse - Working with Fetch API

Status: To be completed

Website Optimization

Goal: Learn advanced techniques to optimize website performance.

Objective: Understand the process of optimizing web assets, scripts, and images for better site speed and user experience.

URL: Team Treehouse - Website Optimization

Status: To be completed

Git Tutorial for Dummies: https://youtu.be/mJ-qvsxPHpY?si=oc58PxA7YLLU7_HO 

Git: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTE2Fn_sCZs&ab_channel=CodeOpsShow