11 resources to get you started in web development

Programming is easy to learn, if you build the right attitude towards it. With the right comprehensive resources, you’d be a bad ass at it, trust me. Below is a list of 10 useful resources for learning web development at your desired pace. These resources are all free, tested, trusted and beginner friendly.

1. YouTube: Everyone has their preferred way of learning. My favourite thing to do is watch a video and understand the concepts, then move on to reading written resources. My favorite channels on YouTube for web development are; Traversymedia, DevEd, Webdevsimplified, Kevin Powell and Freecodecamp amongst others.
2. MDN Docs: After watching a crash course video on YouTube, I love to read articles to further understand and buttress what I’ve learnt. MDN docs has a comprehensive learning material for each topic on HTML, CSS and JavaScript. This is thoroughly explained and I love it. Do check developer.mozilla.org to get started.
3. W3Schools: This website is awe-worthy. I love it because it has a comprehensive documentation on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, SQL, Bootstrap and so much more! If you’re interested, check it out on w3schools.com.
4. Freecodecamp: You can’t learn Webdevelopment without hearing a word about freecodecamp. This is a website where you can learn responsive web development and so much more. Good thing is that it comes with exercises and a certificate which is totally free. They also have a YouTube channel. You can find it on freecodecamp.org
5. JavaScript.Info: This is my first and favorite resource to learn JavaScript. I find it comprehensive, Exhilarating and Algorithmic. Every topic is bundled into a structure and you can learn at your own pace. It also has exercises you would love. Go checkout on JavaScript.info.
6. Geek4Geeks: Everything about web development, tech and more can be found in this website. Visit geeks4geeks.org to see more.
7. Css tricks: I love Css tricks because i could just go and search for a topic i find difficult, then find tricks and tips on how to apply it.
8. Frontendmentor: On this site, you get exercises where you pick a sample, code it and submit. I love this because there are many challenges you can take on. Please check frontendmentor.io for more info.
9. Codewars: On Codewars.com, you can solve as much challenges as you can. It’s really interesting and exhilarating.
10. Twitter: The tech community is so large and can be overwhelming sometimes but you can gain a lot daily. Simply follow content creators that tweet useful stuff like denicmarko, prathkum, nickbulljs, asiedu.dev, kynssofficial & others.
11. Blogs:You can find useful articles on blog platforms like Hashnode, Dev.to, Medium and more.

Bonus: Stackoverflow: you can just go on stackoverflow.com and search for any problem you encounter while coding, and you’ll find answers.

Thank you for reading this article, I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed writing.

A preacher of love as always,

Benazir