Become the Best Web Developer You Can Be in 1 Simple Step

It’s so easy.

Jenn Schiffer
CSS Perverts
Published in
2 min readSep 24, 2013

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All you need to do to become the best web developer — 11x, even — is to follow this scientifically tested set of instructions. Actually, scientists have simplified it to one instruction only:

  1. Know everything about the following things:
  • web development
  • typing
  • internet
  • microsoft
  • content management systems
  • cms
  • 1337 speek
  • html
  • c.s.s.
  • jquery
  • javascript
  • mootools
  • ember
  • angular
  • math
  • backbone
  • p.h.p.
  • vim
  • vi
  • v
  • notepad++
  • responsive images
  • responsive web design
  • responsive design
  • being a ninja and/or a rockstar
  • i.r.c.
  • aria
  • rest
  • notepad
  • emacs
  • megabytes
  • gigabytes
  • jigawatts
  • illuminati
  • a.o.l. instant messenger
  • syntax highlighting
  • w3schools
  • user agents
  • paypal
  • standards
  • mysql
  • nosql
  • byesql
  • photography
  • fine art
  • electronic mail aka e-mail aka email
  • google adsense
  • prototypal inheritance
  • the gang of four
  • the band “gang of four”
  • the fold
  • captcha
  • media queries
  • standards
  • design patterns
  • flat design
  • bumpy design
  • graceful degradation
  • progressive enhancement
  • natural language processing (using jquery)
  • skeumorphism
  • edgeconf
  • coffee
  • beer
  • free as in beer
  • coffee as in beer
  • open source
  • ajax
  • ftp
  • standards
  • api
  • drupal
  • wordpress
  • joomla (lol)
  • visual basic
  • basic
  • less
  • sass
  • heroku
  • aws
  • cobol
  • haskell
  • django
  • go
  • bootstrap
  • blogging
  • github
  • bounce rates
  • git
  • cvs (the pharmacy)
  • node
  • browsers (all of them)
  • java
  • python
  • guestbooks
  • regex
  • json
  • ruby
  • mark zuckerberg
  • rails
  • netmag
  • coffeescript
  • apache
  • expression engine
  • codeigniter
  • mozzarella firefox
  • zend
  • mvc
  • mvp
  • and most importantly: seo aka google juice

In no time, you will be a great web developer, congratulations on all the monies and honies coming your way!

Mark Zuckerberg is an 11x web developer and Editor of netmag with a h34rt of g01d.

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