Top 10 Courses to Learn Frontend and Backend Development in 2024
Hello guys, If you are interested in learning about web development or want to become a web developer in 2024, then you have come to the right place. In the past, I have shared the best courses to learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Angular and in this piece, I am going to share some of my favorite online courses you can take to learn Web development in depth.
But, before that let me congratulate you on making a wonderful decision. Web development is an exciting field and developers are always in demand.
Once you learn how to develop websites, you can not only work as a web developer but also can work as a freelancer or even build a website for your startup.
Learning Web Development itself is not difficult, but there are so many resources on the internet that you can easily get lost if you are not careful, and that’s where I can guide and help you on your journey.
I love learning. For most of my life, I learned by reading books but ever since I come across online courses on Udemy and Pluralsight, I have spent the majority of my time learning through online courses. They are the best way to start with new technology to get yourself up and running in no time.
I have recently been sharing a number of good online courses to learn new technologies, frameworks, and libraries. In my last piece, I covered my top 10 courses to learn DevOps in 2024. Today, I’ll list down the top six web development courses for beginners.
Btw, talking about web development, things have changed a lot in the last five to ten years. Gone are the days when just knowing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript was enough. They are still essential but not enough, you also need to learn modern web development frameworks like React, Angular, and Bootstrap to develop modern web applications.
These frameworks have made web development more structured and organized. They also allow you to build from just a single-page web application to full-fledged, real-world web applications like Facebook, Airbnb, or Uber.
If you have an interest in learning cutting-edge technology like React, Spring Microservices, Redux, Angular, and Vue.js, then these web development courses are good to start with. You will get exposure to many client sides and server-side technology by going through these courses.
If you are a regular reader of my articles then you might know about my three-point formula to learn a new technology or framework. I have used to learn many technologies in the past like Git, Data Structure and Algorithms, and Hibernate and now I am now using this technique to learn Kotlin, Docker, and Android to upgrade my technical skills in 2024.
You should generally start with a good online course, which will help you understand the most important parts and gain some hands-on experience, like how to set up your development environment and build some simple applications.
Once you understand fundamentals, you can read a book to get more comprehensive coverage of all the concepts covered in the online course as well as subjects that have not been covered at all.
After completing the book and online course, you should be able to develop a real-world application to test your knowledge and fill gaps in your learning.
10 Best Courses to Learn Frontend + Backend Web Development in 2024
Anyway, here is my list of some of the best online courses you can take to learn web development in 2024. These are great courses and teach you a lot of essential web development technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, as well as the framework you will be using to develop your web apps like React, Angular, and Bootstrap.
1. The Complete Web Developer in 2024: Zero to Mastery
This is one of the most up-to-date courses to learn web development in 2024. You will not only learn to code and become a Web Developer in 2024 with HTML, CSS, Javascript, React, Node.js, Machine Learning & more!.
It’s also one of the best courses to acquire all the skills needed for jobs like Web Developer, Software Developer, Front End Developer, Javascript Developer, and Full Stack Developer.
The best thing about the course is that it follows project-based learning and you will build 10+ real-world Web Development projects you can show off and add into your personal Github repo. You’ll also learn the best practices to write clean, performant, and bug-free code.
The course is pretty complete and updated with ES6/ES7, which is what every web developer should learn in 2024. Only thing is that the course is a bit more challenging (in my opinion) but again totally worth it
Here is the link to check out the course — The Complete Web Developer in 2024: Zero to Mastery
Btw, you would need a ZTM membership to watch this course which costs around $39 per month but also provides access to many super engaging and useful courses like his JavaScript Web Projects: 20 Projects to Build Your Portfolio course. You can also use my code FRIENDS10 to get a 10% discount on any subscription you choose.
2. The Complete JavaScript Course: Build a Real-World Project
JavaScript is one of the most important technologies for web developers and that’s why I have included one [full JavaScript course] on this list. In short, this is one of the best courses to learn JavaScript in-depth.
Started as a pure client-side solution, JavaScript now allows you to build a full application without using any other technology. A framework like Node.js makes it easy to create a server-side application using JavaScript.
You will learn about coding and debugging techniques, while also covering how to organize and structure your code using modules and functions.
Here is the link to check out the course — The Complete JavaScript Course: Build a Real-World Project
3. The Complete Web Developer Course 2.0
This is again an excellent [hands-on web development course] where you will learn key web development technologies by building websites and mobile applications using HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Python, MySQL, and more.
You will not only learn fundamental technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, but also more advanced technologies like jQuery and Bootstrap.
This course teaches you to end development like writing both client and server-side code. You will also learn how to build your own responsive websites using more advanced techniques such as jQuery, PHP 7, MySQL 5 and Twitter Bootstrap.
Here is the link to check out the course — The Complete Web Developer Course 2.0
4. The Web Developer Bootcamp By Colt Steele
If you can buy just one course to learn web development this should be it. This course will teach many key web development technologies like HTML, CSS, JS, Node, etc.
The course is designed in bootcamp style and run by a former bootcamp instructor. You know how costly those boot camps are, costing upwards of 10,000 USD to 20,000 USD, and you get that for just $10, amazing isn’t it.
This course is also unique in the way that it is structured and presented. It’s not like other online courses where you just watch instructor coding.
It’s more interactive with a mix of theory, sessions, exercises, demos, and research assignments. In short, it’s the best course for beginners who want to learn web development from scratch.
Here is the link to check out the course — The Web Developer Bootcamp
5. The Advanced Web Developer Bootcamp
This is sort of the next part of the [previous course] where Colt_Steele, the author, and former BootCamp instructor, will teach you advanced web development technologies like React 16, Redux, D3, ES2015, Testing, CSS Flexbox, Animations, SVG, and AJAX.
The best part of this course is that you will develop REAL web applications using cutting-edge technologies.
You will build over ten projects and have dozens of code challenges with solutions to understand the material and learn how to apply it.
In short, a perfect course for web developers who have a basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and want to explore more advanced concepts and technologies to become more successful in their career
Here is the link to check out the course —The Advanced Web Developer Bootcamp
6. Angular — The Complete Guide
The [Complete Guide to Angular] will teach you everything you need to know about Angular. If something is backed by Google, it’s too important not to know.
This course will teach you how to master Angular (Angular 2+, incl. Angular 5) and build awesome, reactive web apps with the successor of Angular.js, though you don’t need to know Angular 1 or Angular 2, the course starts from scratch.
From setup to deployment, this course covers it all! You’ll learn all about Components, Directives, Services, Forms, HTTP Access, Authentication, Optimizing an Angular App with Modules and Offline Compilation, and much more.
After you complete this course, you will also learn how to deploy an application.
Here is the link to check out the course — Angular — The Complete Guide
7. Andrew Mead’s Web Development Courses
Apart from these courses I also like Andrew Mead’s 4 courses on Udemy, The Modern JavaScript Bootcamp, The Complete Node.js Developer Course, The Modern GraphQL Bootcamp, and The Complete React Developer Course. He also has a free Great Gatsby Bootcamp course on Youtube, 4.5 hours.
Andrew Mead does a great job explaining things, and you will learn all the skills you need to continue on after the course and work on your own projects.
Here is the link to check out the course —The Complete Node.js Developer Course
8. The Complete 2024 Web Development Bootcamp by Angela Yu
When I choose an online course to learn something like Web Development, the instructor is probably the most important factor. If you can go along with the instructor can understand their way of explanation then you should enroll in the course.
TAlking about this course Angela Yu is an in-born instructor, probably the best in Udemy when it comes to teaching in Bootcamp style. Having attended his iOS and Swift Bootcamp course, I jump on her web development course, and I was surprised with so much clarity and purpose in the course.
It’s a complete hands-on course where you will learn by building apps and Angela explains every single concept used for building those apps. I highly recommend this course to anyone who prefers project-based learning.
Here is the link to check out the course — The Complete 2024 Web Development Bootcamp
9. Modern React with Redux by Stephen Grider
React is one of the most important skills for frontend developers and if you want to learn React, then this is probably the best course to pick online.
In this course, Stephen goes deep in detail with his style of teaching using a graphic to simplify a complex idea like redux.. top of that vast majority of his videos are short
I highly recommend this course for its High-level overview with high-quality diagrams to help explain the complex react-redux topics and in-depth coverage of modern react concepts
Here is the link to check out the course —Modern React with Redux
10. Build Responsive Real World Websites with HTML5 and CSS3 by Jonas Schmedtmann
This is one of the best courses to learn HTML 5 and CSS3 in Udemy, and it’s also evident from its social proof. The course has, on average, 4.6 ratings from thousands of students, which is no mean feat and clearly speaks about the quality of the course.
The course is excellent from both theory and hands-on practice point of view as you will work on a massive project that will teach you everything you need to know to get started with HTML 5 and CSS 3.
The instructor Jonas Schmemann also provides his e-book -book “Best Resources for Web Design and Development with HTML5 and CSS3” for free, which you can use as a complementary resource for learning.
Jonas Schmedtmann is also one of the best instructors in Udemy and his courses are top quality. I first come through Jonas by his comprehensive The Complete JavaScript Course 2024, which is another hands-on course that focus on building real projects rather than just teaching concept. If you want to learn JavaScript together with HTML 5 and CSS, I highly recommend that course as well.
Here is the link to check out the course — Build Responsive Real World Websites with HTML5 and CSS3
That’s all about the best courses to learn both frontend and backend Web development in depth. You don’t need to go through all of them, but I suggest watching their previews and choosing the course where you best connect with the instructor. I personally like Colt Steele’s bootcamp style of teaching, hence, I enjoyed his course most.
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