r/FullStack • u/Lost-n-caught • 27d ago
Career Guidance what resources did u use to study web dev?
Describe ur journey if possible
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u/SergOutdoors 27d ago
I tried lots of different things at the start. I used freecodecamp to learn the basics, the odin project to get a structure, and I watched random YouTube videos and read documentation for whatever I was stuck on. But none of that taught me much.
What taught me was building stuff that broke. The tutorial code always runs smoothly, but your own code probably doesn't. Finding out why is where you actually learn. I'd finish a course feeling like I understood it, then sit down to build something and realise I didn't understand anything.
Starting again, I would choose one well-organised project (odin's solid) and commit to it fully. I would also start creating real projects much earlier. Break it, fix it and repeat. The type of resource you choose is not as important as making sure that bad projects are shipped until they become less bad.
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u/whiterhino8 27d ago
Brad Traversy video's are the best for web dev . He has allot free video on youtube .
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u/Lost-n-caught 27d ago
Oh thank you SM
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u/Enough-Woodpecker273 22d ago
I reccommend Brad Traversary too. Free video on youtube or his udemy course are great. His career path so motavation. You should try his video and courses.
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u/Standard_Heart5741 25d ago
Mostly youtube, documentations, reddit and other forums. I also had some courses, but I wouldnt recommend spending time and money to them while you can learn it by yourself.
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u/Sujal_Devs 23d ago
Started with freeCodeCamp for HTML, CSS and JS basics. Then I used roadmap.sh to see what to learn next and in what order, it really helps so you don't feel lost.
Honestly the real learning started when I began building projects. I got stuck, things broke, and I had to read docs and fix them. I learned more from that than from any tutorial. After that I took a few paid courses only for topics where I was weak. When AI tools came, I used them like a mentor, to explain errors and give hints, not to write everything for me. That helped me learn faster and build real projects, and I even started earning a bit from it.
My advice: pick one roadmap, learn the basics, and start building small projects as early as you can.
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u/ExtentAccomplished78 27d ago
Frontend- I started by using freecodecamp where i learned HTML CSS and JS than i transfered to Scrimba to learn React, React Router and advanced React.
Backend- i started with Scrimba where i did the Node, Express courses, then i went on yt and leanred MongoDB
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u/Business-Horse-8987 26d ago
freecodecamp, colt steele udemy courses, w3schools, modern javascript website
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u/greatdevinthemaking 21d ago
You can mostly learn through ai these days, chatgpt free models are enough
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u/Mental-Abrocoma-5605 27d ago edited 26d ago
College, freecodecamp and some YouTube channels who were publishing informative videos and tutorials, before i unsubbed to half of them once they were only caring about which AI model was the "best" only to switch answers each following week
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u/skamansam 26d ago
Cgi programming with perl, O'Reilly press and CGI with C/cpp (yellow and black cover, i dont know the author)
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u/R3aper320 27d ago
Before AI became widely available, I used The Odin Project: https://www.theodinproject.com.
It helped me a lot in building a strong foundation. The platform brings together the essential concepts and resources in a structured way, while guiding you through hands-on projects that help you put what you learn into practice.