Full-Stack Web Developer

Build complete web apps, front to back.

Start with JavaScript Course for Beginners – Your First Step to Web Development (48 min, Programming with Mosh), then JavaScript Crash Course For Beginners (101 min, Traversy Media). All 40 lessons in Full-Stack Web Developer are free. No degree. A laptop and a few months. A starter kit costs about $270. About $90k a year (US median, web developers).

To start: No degree. A laptop and a few months. Earning: About $90k a year (US median, web developers).

1. JavaScript properly

   The language of the web.

   • JavaScript Course for Beginners – Your First Step to Web Development (48 min, Programming with Mosh, Beginner)
   • JavaScript Crash Course For Beginners (101 min, Traversy Media, Beginner)
   • JavaScript Full Course for free 🌐 (720 min, Bro Code, Intermediate)
   • 100+ JavaScript Concepts you Need to Know (12 min, Fireship, Intermediate)
   • I built the same app 10 times // Which JS Framework is best? (22 min, Fireship, Intermediate)
   • JavaScript Promises In 10 Minutes (12 min, Web Dev Simplified, Intermediate)

2. React

   Modern front ends.

   • 10 React Hooks Explained // Plus Build your own from Scratch (13 min, Fireship, Beginner)
   • React JS Crash Course (109 min, Traversy Media, Beginner)
   • React JS - React Tutorial for Beginners (145 min, Programming with Mosh, Beginner)
   • Angular Tutorial for Beginners: Learn Angular & TypeScript (123 min, Programming with Mosh, Beginner)
   • Build and Deploy an Amazing 3D Web Developer Portfolio in React JS (173 min, JavaScript Mastery, Intermediate)
   • Build and Deploy a Banking App with Finance Management Dashboard Using Next.js 14 (390 min, JavaScript Mastery, Intermediate)

3. Backend and APIs

   Servers, auth and data.

   • SQL Course for Beginners [Full Course] (190 min, Programming with Mosh, Beginner)
   • you need to learn SQL RIGHT NOW!! (SQL Tutorial for Beginners) (24 min, NetworkChuck, Beginner)
   • How to OVER Engineer a Website // What is a Tech Stack? (11 min, Fireship, Beginner)
   • God-Tier Developer Roadmap (17 min, Fireship, Intermediate)
   • Build and Deploy a Fullstack Responsive Portfolio Website (263 min, JavaScript Mastery, Intermediate)
   • SQL Full Course for free 🐬 (180 min, Bro Code, Intermediate)

4. Git and tools

   Work like a team does.

   • The 50 Most Popular Linux & Terminal Commands - Full Course for Beginners (300 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
   • Git Tutorial for Beginners: Learn Git in 1 Hour (69 min, Programming with Mosh, Beginner)
   • 60 Linux Commands you NEED to know (in 10 minutes) (11 min, NetworkChuck, Intermediate)
   • 25 VS Code Productivity Tips and Speed Hacks (12 min, Fireship, Intermediate)
   • apt, dpkg, git, Python PiP (Linux Package Management) // Linux for Hackers // EP 5 (26 min, NetworkChuck, Intermediate)
   • 20% of Linux Commands You'll Use 80% of the Time (Real-World Example) (25 min, TechWorld with Nana, Intermediate)

5. Deploy

   Put it on the internet.

   • you need to learn Docker RIGHT NOW!! // Docker Containers 101 (23 min, NetworkChuck, Beginner)
   • Docker Crash Course for Absolute Beginners [NEW] (68 min, TechWorld with Nana, Beginner)
   • Kafka Tutorial for Beginners | Everything you need to get started (19 min, TechWorld with Nana, Beginner)
   • Learn Docker in 7 Easy Steps - Full Beginner's Tutorial (11 min, Fireship, Beginner)
   • Docker networking is CRAZY!! (you NEED to learn it) (39 min, NetworkChuck, Intermediate)
   • Top 50+ AWS Services Explained in 10 Minutes (12 min, Fireship, Intermediate)

6. Get hired

   A CV that gets read, interviews you are ready for, and the first offer negotiated.

   • Career Change to Code - The Complete Guide [Full Course for Aspiring Developers] (203 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
   • If Your Job Interviewer Asks You THIS, BEWARE! (11 min, A Life After Layoff, Intermediate)
   • Write an Incredible Resume: 5 Golden Rules! (9 min, Jeff Su, Intermediate)
   • Can't Get A Job? You May Be On The "Do Not Hire" List! (18 min, A Life After Layoff, Intermediate)
   • Top 5 LinkedIn Profile Tips! (10 min, Jeff Su, Intermediate)
   • A Job Recruiter Critiques 5 Real Audience Resumes (23 min, The Financial Diet, Intermediate)

7. Money basics for your first pay

   Budget it, save it, and start investing early.

   • Investing 101 (20 min, Ben Felix, Beginner)
   • Using Your Money To Be Happier (21 min, Ben Felix, Intermediate)
   • 5 Things You Need To Do If You Make Less Than $100k (21 min, The Financial Diet, Intermediate)
   • 9 Things To Stop Spending On By 30 (26 min, The Financial Diet, Intermediate)