If you’re new to web development, and researching web development roles, you might find yourself coming across terms like ‘front-end development’ and ‘back-end development.’ For beginners, this can be confusing. Isn’t web development a discipline in its own right? 🤔 Yes, it is — but it’s also a broad
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I'm excited to announce that we've refreshed the Responsive Design module on Scrimba's Frontend Developer Career Path with brand new content. Responsive design is all about building flexible website layouts that can adapt or accommodate just about any screen size and is an essential
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I'm not exaggerating when I say that Scrimba changed my life. Well, learning to code changed my life, but if not for Scrimba I might not have made it through that first 'desert of despair.' Their interactive screencasts are really a game-changer. The way the instructors
Can you picture it? Opening your LinkedIn on a Monday morning to warm messages from recruiters inviting you to interview. This post will show you how to make that vision a reality by optimizing your LinkedIn profile. Once your LinkedIn is in tip-top shape you will also learn how to
Scrolling through web developer job descriptions, or even frontend developer courses, you’ll often find HTML, CSS, and JavaScript bundled together. Created at separate points in the internet’s early days, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript jointly form the foundation of almost every single website and web application you’ve ever
One of the most common tasks for React developers is to render a list of data (e.g. users) onto a web page. And thanks to the the Array.map method this can be done in a simple and efficient way. In this article, you’ll learn how JSX helps
Several common mistakes on web developer portfolios are, adding skill charts, being boastful of your abilities, and adding tutorial projects that are not uniquely your own. Skill charts A skill chart is some time of graphical display of how much you know of individual languages and technologies in the form
The global web development community is flourishing. From Quora to Discord, Twitter to in-person meet-ups; there’s a growing number of places code newbies can go to develop their knowledge and make invaluable connections. Joining these communities as a beginner can be overwhelming, especially when you’re thrust in with
Props are short for properties and are one of React's most fundamental concepts! Since all React apps use props in one way or another it's essential you have an unshakable understanding of what they are and how to use them. Due to their unique behavior, props
Web development is one of the hottest 🔥 careers in tech right now. Promising a great salary, innovative projects, and a future-proof career — it’s no wonder an increasing number of people are considering the dev life. That said, there’s (understandably) a lot of anxiety around switching careers right now.
Many entry level web developer roles ask candidates for 2-3 years of experience, which makes no sense! How are you meant to enter the workforce if you first need years of experience? It's a total paradox. A chicken or egg dilemma! Here is why employers ask for experience
A few years ago, web development was seen as a mysterious tech role where ‘nerds’ wrote lines of unsolvable code in dark rooms. Fast forward to today, and web development makes you think of images of innovative professionals who’ve coded their way to the top of the tech industry.