The Web Developer’s Arsenal: 7 Must-Have Skills for Aspiring Developers
89,548.
That’s the average yearly salary of a web developer in Malaysia, where I’m from.
In other countries, it’s roughly $79,307 in the US, £38,515 in the UK, $80,000 AUD in Australia…shall I keep going?
It’s no secret that web developers can earn big bucks, and in 2023 it still remains a lucrative and high-demand job all over the world. In this day and age, you don’t even need a Computer Science degree or equivalent to land a job as a programmer or developer. Heck, with all the resources online, you can easily find a course or two to equip you with the skills to apply and land a job with a real-life company as a web developer!
Curious on how to get started? Here are some need-to-have skills that you should equip yourself with before you go around handing out resumes.
1. HTML & CSS
The building blocks of every website.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is a markup language that is used to structure a web page. HTML is basically a language that communicates with the browser to define how elements like text, content, images and embedded content should be rendered on the web page.
