From where to start?

Every developer starts by learning HTML and CSS first because they form the base of web development, every website you see uses HTML and CSS.

What are HTML and CSS?

If we talk about HTML, it stands for HyperText Markup Language, as you can see the full form tells us that HTML is a Markup Language and not a programming language, now you might be thinking what is the difference between a Markup Language and a Programming Language? we can say that Markup Langauge is not used for any functional purpose whereas Programming Languages perform various functions. Now coming back to what are HTML and CSS? HTML forms the skeleton of the webpage whereas CSS plays an important role in styling it, whether it should be blue or black. all these kinda stuff are decided using CSS.

What after HTML and CSS?

Once you are done with HTML and CSS then you have two options available either you learn a CSS framework like Tailwind or Bootstrap or move on to JavaScript, After I finished CSS, I moved on to Vanilla JavaScript you might be thinking what is this new stuff Vanilla JavaScript? It is nothing but pure JavaScript without any frameworks or libraries. Later on, I learned about Tailwind CSS. But I think before moving on to JavaScript you should learn a CSS framework because once you start learning JavaScript you won't focus on the designing part so with frameworks you can easily build up anything much faster with predefined classes and do experiments with them.

What next?

It is essential to apply your learnings, so after all this, you should try to apply your knowledge by creating some mini-apps, or your portfolio, After I finished all this I created my own portfolio and a notes app using Vanilla JS, also Microsoft Clone using Tailwind, the very first framework I learned.

Now it's time to know about open source for that I recommend an awesome creator Kunal Kushwaha, you can watch his videos on youtube about open-source and after knowing what is open-source you should start contributing to it, for that you should be knowing about version control, I would recommend you to learn the most popular version control i.e. Git and GitHub. You can also find the tutorial for Git and GitHub on Kunal Kushwaha's Channel.

In the end

I hope learning all these would be enough for one to call himself a Front-end Developer.

Remember, knowledge is not static. It's a journey of continuous exploration and discovery. So, let's keep pushing the boundaries, challenging our assumptions, and seeking out new perspectives.

Thank you for reading so far! Keep building new projects and experience.
Until next time, stay curious and keep exploring.

Warm regards!
Ayush Gupta