How To Become A Web Developer

How To Become A Web Developer

Introduction

To becoming a web developer there is no fixed, absolute or best path and also you just don’t have to learn different programming languages or concepts theoretically only but you have to put your knowledge and learning into practice to make some sort of real-world applications. If you do not do practical work then you cannot understand how to use your learning and concepts to solve real software issues by writing code.

In this article, I am gonna tell you the fast and the easiest way to become a web developer. It may take a year or more, depending upon your learning capability and your passion for building some real-world websites.

So when we consider web development as a career, different terms came in our mind like “web designer”, “web developer”, “front end developer”, “Back End Developer” or a “Full Stack Web Developer”. I am not gonna write long passages on these terms, rather focusing on a guide for a person who wanna learn to code to build some websites.

first of all keep in mind that you cannot learn each and everything neither your mind could absorb whole lots of different concepts of all programming languages, different paradigms, and their frameworks. You have to choose your path with some stable technologies to get started.

this guide has three parts:

1.Front End.
2.Back-end.
3.Databases.

1. Front-End Development

In this section, we will be focusing on front end technologies that are used to build the look and feel of a website. Here is a complete detail of front end technologies:

HTML

Yes, I know there are many articles mentioned the same HTML as a first thing to learn to become a web developer but believe me they are all right. First of all, you need to learn to write the structure of a website without any styling or colors. You have to learn HTML 5 which is the latest version of this markup language. You have to learn semantic tags, inline or block level tags, different purposes of different tags, attributes, and properties. HTML is not difficult, it is a very simple even 7 years old kid who can learn this technology.

CSS

The second thing that you need to learn is the Cascading Style Sheet, which is used to fill the colors, making a layout of a website, positioning different elements, gradient, background pictures and also for adding different effects or animation to your website. CSS3 is used nowadays to design websites. There are lots of different CSS Framework you can use, like Bootstrap, Semantic UI, Materialize, etc. You can choose one of them along with your custom CSS to get your job done.

JavaScript

JavaScript is the most widely used programming language nowadays, it is not used just use to add an interactivity to your website, but it is also used for many different purposes like android or IOS mobile application development, making web scrappy, in machine learning, in data science, also it is used as a server-side language to develop back-end of any website. Node-JS and Express-JS would be your choice if you wanna use JavaScript as a server-side technology.

JavaScript is all the way in web development and you cannot skip this technology anyway. However, if you want to build only static websites, and don’t want any interactivity then you can go without it, but believe me, nobody likes these kinds of websites.

There are lots of JavaScript libraries and framework you can choose one or more like JQuery, Angular, React JS. Learning JavaScript Frameworks or libraries will make your learning curve even higher. I suggest you, first of all, learn plain JavaScript and its core concepts then move on to the libraries and frameworks.

2. Back-End Development

back-end programming resides on a server, your browser doesn’t know anything about server side programming. However, security is also a critical part of a server-side development where your database resides. because login authentication system, user roles, and subscribers private information also resides in your websites’ database. But in this article, I am not gonna talk about security measure for a website or anything like that. We are just getting started so we have to focus on one thing at a time.

In back-end development there are many flavors, you have a right to choose from many different programming languages. The first question which could arise in your mind might be “what is the best back-end programming language to get started?”.. Well there is no best programming language for back-end development. Every Language has some benefits and some drawbacks, but I suggest you choose stable and easy one at first to grasp the concept easily.

You can choose any of the following programming languages:

Asp.Net C#— Python , JavaScript , Ruby , Java.

Well If you ask me, I have learned C# as my first tool for server-side development. I suggest you learn C# at first. I know there are a lot of programmers who suggest Node JS which is the JavaScript framework for back-end development for beginners. It is a difference of opinion but I can say that there is a huge community around C# and a huge echo system of .Net which cannot be obsolete easily. Why I am saying this?. because half of the world’s Web applications have been build on .Net C# or PHP Content Management System called “WordPress”.

PHP - HyperText Preprocessor

After the major release of a new version of PHP 7. PHP is the most powerful and fast programming language and it is very famous in the web industry even Facebook and Udemy is using PHP. New York times and many other big companies are using PHP content Management system called WordPress. PHP is a complete programming language with good OOP Support. There are different frameworks of PHP which can make your work even more easy like CodeIgnitor, Laraval, and PHPCake. WordPress is a PHP content management system which is also very famous in the web industry.

Java - Java is also a wide language. Mostly Java is used in High security purpose based softwares,
like banks software etc.

3. Database Development

Understanding database development is very necessary because you cannot build any real-world website where you don’t need to save your data whether its a post, articles, subscriber’s emails, subscriber’s comments, product details, description etc. In short, no real-world website cannot be made without a database.

There are two types of databases mostly used: Relational Databases Management Systems (RDMS) and No-SQL Databases. If you are a beginner, I recommend you to go with a relational database system which is easy to learn. You just need to learn Structural Query Language (SQL) which is quite easy and then you have to choose the database you want to be skilled at. There are many different relational databases which are as follows.

MySQL, Oracle , PostgreSQL , SQL Lite , MongoDB.

I suggest you start with MySQL which is easy and can be used in small, medium or even large websites.

Bottom Line

After learning these technologies you will be able to make any kind of websites like agency website, a blogging website, and eCommerce. But keep in mind I have told you the easiest and the simplest way to become a web developer. There are tons of different technologies in web development which of-course provide more interactivity and more functionalities to your website.

In the end, I will advise you to make a balance between learning and practice. do not just watch a tutorial or read a book but also write code daily and observe practical problems while developing small projects.

another thing which I wanna tell you is that schedule your time and give appropriate time to each technology one at a time. Always try to grasp the concept behind and do not just copy, try different options, try different logic.

I hope this article will help you select your path to becoming a web developer. If you are already a web developer then do share your story of becoming a web developer in comments which is appreciated.
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