You want to become a front end web developer and don't know the things you need to learn. This post will enlighten you on the skills needed to become a front end web developer

1. HTML

HTML(Hyper Text Markup Language) is the back bone of every website. It is a markup language and it is to write text that will be displayed on your website. It uses tags to specify how the texts will be displayed.

2. CSS and CSS frame works

CSS(Cascading Style Sheets) is used to add style to your website. You will learn about styling, selectors, positioning, media queries etc. After grabbing the knowledge of CSS, use frameworks to make building responsive websites easier and faster. Read more about CSS frameworks here

3. JavaScript and frameworks

After learning CSS, you start JavaScript. JavaScript is used in almost 95.2% of the websites today. JavaScript makes your website interactive. It is used to add features to your website/webapps. JavaScript is a very broad topic on its own. You learn how to connect your html, use functions, variablesetc. Then you start learning and choose your JavaScript framework/library like React, Angular, Vue, Svelte etc.

After learning HTML CSS and JavaScript. You are already a front end web developer. But I want to also recommend learning this skills.

4. API

API is the acronym for Application Programming Interface, which is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. Using an API is just like requesting data from a server or a database. API is very useful as it allows you to build or clone a website without writing it from scratch.

5. Firebase or AWS

Firebase/ AWS are platforms that makes connecting your website to a backend easy. Most times you just want to build a simple project and you don't really need a backend developer. It is actually easy to use.

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