Front-End Development Essentials

Things you should know before starting a career in front-end development

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This is an article for anyone who wants to start front-end development without a programming background. The end goals are to help enthusiasts understand the fluffy world of software development and to enable them to find their way in this crowded ecosystem. The result is a road map for starting the learning process.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• The web basics
• Web development technologies
• The process of writing code to make it live
• Software development ecosystem
• Front-end development technologies
• How to pick the right tools
• Plan and road map
• Learning material
• Conclusion

Introduction

A while ago, a couple of friends asked me how to become a front-end developer. I gave them an introduction about the road to take on and also gave them some keywords like Git, HTML, CSS, and some others. But then I found out there is a barrier to entering this industry for people who don’t have any background in programming. They should…