Web Developer's Roadmap 2024 - Step by Step

[@StefanMischook]

Let me know if you have any questions or comments!

[@TyroneEntertainingJoseph]

Really enjoyed the video 🔥🔥🔥

[@debabratabhattacharyya2266]

I love your style ... when you said you used to box made sense .. most of your analogies are related to fighting. A Question : what real world projects I can work on with python, C++ and C# ? Thank you.

[@Boris_Galac]

what is the song at the end of the video? 🎶🎵🎼

[@StefanMischook]

@@debabratabhattacharyya2266 Find someone who needs software written ... and write it.

[@joshuasimmons696]

At 45 I'm going for a bachelors in I.T with a focus on software development, trying to teach myself on my limited spare time, but the entry level jobs require so many other things than code, it seems as if tech is outracing entry level stuff so fast that they will have to reset or start teaching it in grade school. Oh shit they are, just not my school and not 30 years ago.

[@camerondean3830]

I’ve been following Uncle Stef for about 4-5 months now he has completely changed my journey. I have finished my first free lance site and I’m now working on my own website so I can expand my business. Before discovering his channel I spent a little over a year in tutorial hell. I was completely bogged down with constantly learning and never actually building. I have the utmost respect for this guy, thank you.🙏🏾

[@StefanMischook]

Congratulations! 🎉 glad I could help.

[@TheGmbo]

What could you recommend as roadmap for the first freelance job? What was you roadmap?

[@garbybaggy559]

i think we have the situation. I'm still stuck in CSS and HTML right now. After This will proceed to JavaScript. Then I will some projects. Then finally, will enroll in bootcamp. Wish me luck!

[@noe4443]

Dziękujemy.

[@noe4443]

Thank you Stefan for your wise words. I am an electronics engineer, I am 55 years old and sometimes I am a programmer (C, Python, JS) when I want to give life to my electronics. I am a self-taught programmer. Warmest greetings from Poland from Pomerania - Gdańsk.

[@chad8519]

It's refreshing to know that it can get overwhelming when starting out. Sure, stick with the basics like HTML/CSS/JS for a bit but once you start exploring libraries and frameworks you gotta watch out for the pitfalls of permanent learning. Just stick to the basics and one library/framework and get good with that.

[@Ciro_el_persa]

12:03 Outstanding... Bravo!!! 👏👏👏👏

[@ozlemucar5196]

yes very good advices, i wasted 2 years on coding courses and i was like no way im still not learning that much and after 1 month i started making a project i noticed i learned more in that 1 month than the 2 years of the courses.,

[@StefanMischook]

Great job!

[@federico-bi2w]

You are perfectly right...I know how to build software only because when I was 6 in the 80s I wanted to now how to build video games...I discovered it slowly without information (no books in my country about it (I am not from US), no one that knew, comodore, amiga, msx, cabinets...appeared to me as magic box) until the internet appeared...it answered all my questions...than english books arrived bought on amazon...and so I started to build the stuff I had in my mind..I built my own projects reviewng them and redoing them finding better way to organize, writing code, project...et voila...🤗...it always a learning journey...today also 😄

[@prashanthgv86]

So well Said and Perfectly Said. I always believed in the words You said!! Thanks for bringing me up with my confidence!!❤

[@bryanlittle4647]

Over .25M subscribers. I’m happy about this. Love the real talk. Living a healthy comfortable life here knowing Fanuc G code and metal manufacturing without a degree.

[@antoniohockman4495]

nice content, enjoyed the video. I’m currently enrolled in a 6 month coding boot camp. It’s a bit overwhelming but i’m hanging in there. 7 weeks in so far. I wish everyone the best in their coding journey!

[@StefanMischook]

Best of luck!

[@chrissmith5371]

I bought videos on Killer PHP... god... 15 years ago? I am still developing in PHP and just want to say thank you! Glad to see you 6ft above still and wish you all the best Stefan. Keep on keeping on!

[@lostinthenarrativve]

Hey man, is it possible to become a web developer using plain PHP or picking up laravel/symphony is required?

[@chrissmith5371]

@@lostinthenarrativve you can and should use plain PHP buy dont be afraid to use a framework when necessary

[@Kayla-ey7zg]

Thank you for this! I'm 30, working at a software related helpdesk for a large telecommunications company. I wanted to go into cybersecurity, but taking some classes at my local community college I realized I really enjoyed my coding classes more. I have been told by so many people not to go into Software Development that it's an unstable field and not worth my time, but I want to try. I'm making OK money now so failure doesn't matter much. I appreciate this practical perspective because so much of the advice involves incredible monetary investment upfront and I was not sure why dropping 20-30k on a bootcamp was being pushed so hard.

[@codeskilldev]

Helpdesk capture user problems and pass them on to L1 support who try to find the problem at code level. This would be ideal for you as functionally you already know most of the user problems, now you just need to find solutions at code level Go for it, it'll only enhance your career

[@shafwong]

11:26 key takeaway. Minutes of real world experience is worth hours of tutorials, trainings, and crash courses.

[@hellokevin_133]

I really liked it when you brought up soft skills. Another thing worth mentioning is that the ability to speak English properly is perhaps one of the most underappreciated qualities to help you land a remote job or gain trust from international clients. A big chunk of aspiring developers are non-native English speakers in underdeveloped countries, and what they're often missing is not coding-related but rather their English speaking skills. Be mindful of that. I spent more time working on my English speaking skills to prepare for job interviews than I did solving coding exercises and contributing to my github.

[@DevMadeEasy]

Great Content Stefan, thanks for sharing it!💜

[@AlexPo-dd1ll]

Thank you very much. You answered clearly everything I wanted to know.

[@ricardocaballero6357]

Love your videos this one I ve seen it twice ..cant wait for yout next live QA.

[@kevinrasata]

Uncle Stef is numero UNO 🙌🏽 Thank you so much for all the contents you put out there.

[@StefanMischook]

Welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@jjjj5452]

we're looking at jobs boards and see zero listings for junior-level jobs, so of course our natural reaction is to learn it all to "stand out". The common advice on social media is to learn full stack now...

[@michaelgpartridge2384]

Nice summary. Appreciate your encouragement!

[@khawla2045]

Before watching the video I said to myself "Yes! This is a person you can trust in what he IS saying, go and watch it girl!".

[@MSaTTarKhan]

There are hundreds of thousands of KZbin videos that advise you to learn C++, Java, Python, but they don't teach you the basics first, as you advised. It really struck a chord with me because I've been overwhelmed by programming languages. Sometimes, I think I should learn Python first; other times, I think I should learn Java first, and so on. Thanks for your honest suggestions.

[@Feedback406]

Learn Java or python first Unless you are familiar with programming already and know how memory works than do c++

[@OldMarius-gn5kk]

I recommend Python

[@henrythomas7112]

Excellent video! Thank you very much for your hard work.

[@ValGadgetsUg]

Thanks so much uncle steph

[@Keeby101]

Nice video, although I disagree on the not going to college topic - it depends on the degree.

[@stephenuchenna8229]

Thank you so much for changing my perspective.,I'm self taught and has been making me feel inferior if myself

[@StefanMischook]

Happy to help!

[@todetemov1295]

Hi uncle Stef. Your comments are valuable, but although I've have used many of your recommendations prior to see your video i still can't find a decent freelance job. I have gave ten's of offers to companies on UPWORK and similar platforms for doing some coding in html, css , javascript , ReactJs and have low usd/hr rate offered but still don't have a result. I had done some design from psd. mockups and coded them in html, css, javascript , even took some local companies website designs and recreate them . Also i have attended A programming Web academy here in our local education centre( 1 Year academy) , but on my opinion it lacked a module where the students should be explained how to deploy the production code and make use of it and the effort we give during coding. The other reason is maybe that i have 45 years old and pretty fresh in this area, and companies often look for younger developers (don't know why) but that's the case here locally. So where is the exit of the tunnel in these cases? I know you maybe already had done some videos( didn't have time to check them all) on this subject but if you have time please leave some comment . Cheers, regards from Macedonia

[@IgnitionZA]

Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge with the world

[@giftmukupe1]

Thank you uncle steph, love from south africa✌

[@Adjust91]

Thanks for this. I'm pretty efficient in html, css(bootstrap, tailwind, scss), js (react, svelte, vue), and haven't landed a job yet (*honestly haven't really applied to much due to having no annual leave to book off for interviews lol) and have just started C# to learn some backend. Just checked my Github and I have 19 repos on there, 16 are finished projects from a few lines, to a fullstack app and am spending most my free time now reading HTDP.

[@codeskilldev]

Don't spread yourself too thin. Also don't go in every possible direction. Have a target in mind and follow the path leading to it For example try picking up Nodejs as your backend framework rather than C# as you'll be able to leverage Javascript that you have already learnt for Frontend

[@Adjust91]

@@codeskilldev thanks for this. I agree I’m trying to put too many eggs in the basket at once!

[@willmontsofthands]

thank you !

[@StefanMischook]

Welcome 🙏

[@hakan_ozer73]

Thank you your advices. Your the best man.

[@StefanMischook]

Welcome!

[@moratoPg]

Grazie!

[@jacquelynecarmen]

As fresher you didn't get any internship or job as a fresher it's very tuff for new people

[@peacestartswithasmile2257]

thank you Sir for your kind guidance,

[@umairmanzoor8365]

Hello sir. That's a good video for starting of web developer career. I am Mechanical engineer but now at the age36 i am going to become a web developer . Now i completed the basics of HTML CSS and now on javascript after completing the javascript basics than i start react framework. After completing this i will built 3 to 4 projects for front end. After this than i will move to back end. Sir give a suggestion which language i will learn first for back end programming?.

[@StefanMischook]

If you want to work for larger companies learn Java or C#, if small companies, learn Node/express, Python/django or PHP /laravel. If for freelance, probably PHP.

[@heshamelghandour3044]

@@StefanMischook

[@noquit739]

Oh my, here I am trying hard to finish my degree in IT just to become a developer that I dreamed to be. This video made me think and second thought, should I finish this degree? Will this really help me to achieve a developer job someday? Ahhh, face palm. And yes I'm not that young. I study and work full time all at once. Very challenging 🤦

[@douglasreybberido]

Whew! Cool. Thanks, man.

[@StefanMischook]

Glad you liked it!

[@soulaimanebougraou2363]

Thank You Uncle Stef ✌

[@StefanMischook]

Welcome!

[@postman-p5r]

thank you, unce stef from philippines

[@aleksandarstanisic1848]

Ty ser ❤ love from Serbia

[@randallstewart226]

Great info!

[@c4pancake]

Hi Stefan, I have some skills in HTML, CSS, JS, and react. Currently working on a portfolio to then start the freelance journey doing a couple free gigs. My concern is I hardly know any of the backend side of things and don't know if I should dedicate a few months or more to that first. I'm eager to build real projects but was hoping you could provide some advice on what step you would take next? Thank you.

[@seeker3794]

Thanks a lot. Good advice👍

[@StefanMischook]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PresidentJdott]

Thank you …

[@osmanbajraktarevic833]

Talk about implementing ai into work flow. Copilot etc. and chat gpt is no doubt a solidified tool now

[@sebulba_3316]

Hey uncle Stef Thank you for a great video. I have a question regarding building projects. I recently buit my first website using vanilla css, html and react. As you said, with that one project i learned much more than for almost a year in tutorial hell. I would love to start doing free frelanceing services, but i don't know if what i know is enough. Do i need to learn some backend first, or not? And if so what stack do you recommend? Once more thanks a lot for a video. Sorry for my english, im not native

[@codeskilldev]

Web Frontend already has enough work and opportunities, you can focus on that. For example build frontend widgets, controls, build frontend for apps If you have the interest then try Nextjs for backend, your React knowledge will be useful to pick this up and its also the most popular framework right now.

[@chanelmousier8494]

What languange can we start with so we can start helping companies?

[@MantisFootball]

Cool music at the end

[@StefanMischook]

Thanks! That's my track.

[@BoutDatFitLife]

Love this

[@JaimeSilva]

Hello, thanks for the video! what is your approach in freelancing websites regarding servers, domains, emails and other associated bills? do you make the client pay himself all those services, or do you pay those charges and make the client pay you a specific value for all of it?

[@StefanMischook]

I will answer in a video.

[@JaimeSilva]

@@StefanMischookthanks!

[@JohnCutter317]

I watch all your videos and im actually network engineer. Going to accidentally end up a developer

[@БориславРуднев]

спасибо вам огромное)))

[@StefanMischook]

Welcome!

[@angelukpong]

I love you. Thanks for this information. I was almost going banana. Thanks uncle Stef.

[@StefanMischook]

Welcome!🙏

[@indivo2540]

Stef, have you talked about the impact of NoCode? Worth learning vs coding?

[@osmanbajraktarevic833]

U need to know what’s going on to provide solutions. Ai makes a lot of mistakes

[@yarotheslav6665]

Im stuck in the tutorial hell without building anything and this video made me realise that I have spend the time I am putting in the online courses into exactly the opposite - start building something to get the experience. Stefan, what would you advise to start with?

[@SarFirraEdits]

Just stare the dark screen of your laptop without booting up.

[@KristianTarcuki]

Would a full web developer course in pair with a complete freelancer and complete entrepreneur courses be the way for a complete beginner who would like to become a freelancer?

[@AshtonMotana]

Focus on a stack and get good at it.

[@emerald42481]

Very cool Very useful

[@glanced9684]

Hi Stefan, serious question: will Web Devs still be in high demand in 2024 and beyond?

[@andyl9920]

When you say experience, do you mean real life experience? Like do work for businesses? Or is a portfolio good enough to land a web dev job? Portfolio meaning someone with no experience and never built anything for an actual business/company but built a few imaginary websites.

[@BizzaroBrainBoi]

Thanks Mr.Stefan

[@shinhijikata3255]

Would doing projects on Frontend Mentor count instead of finding real clients in the real world? Since, they are projects you build on your own except they are not from real people. Even on their website they indicate that they help you find a job based on the number of projects you have completed. What do you think?

[@OldMarius-gn5kk]

of course, as long as you actually bulld it based on what you actually know/learned.

[@rudra_vlogg]

love from india

[@habanerocity]

I performed a facelift on my old employers Wordpress site, and fixed a bunch of bugs. I didn’t build it from scratch, I’m wondering if I should put that on my portfolio.

[@StefanMischook]

Yes

[@xViiiZe]

If I only know html, css/tailwind and JS is that enough to freelance and build a functioning website for a local store? What about the backend of stuff how would I complete that without knowing any backend?

[@floramerano6293]

LOL. Tutorial hell is real!!

[@KoniKone1950]

"if you didn't like my video, give it two thumbs down..." clever mind trick!

[@tapabratapalchowdhury507]

does Data Structures and Algorithms important ? because I know Array, strings, numbers, recursion, matrix, loops pattern printing , sorting , searching . should i proceed on dsa

[@StefanMischook]

Any reasonable foundational course will teach the basic data structures you need to know for 99% of development. Algorithms are so oversold it makes me want to write Ruby.

[@yeti8614]

@@StefanMischooklmao 💀💀

[@thanxreaperlux1126]

I don't have cs degree but I'm learning web dev is it worth ? Will I get job

[@mojeeb_suliman]

I am 21 years old 2nd grade computer engineer student and I am thinking about dropping out of college because I want be a developer and the subjects I am having in the school it doesn’t have anything related with developing

[@yeti8614]

It‘s because ur taking up computer engineering which focuses on the hardware( a bit of dabble into software) if you want to do coding, go into a computer science course

[@1122slickliverpool]

Wordpress is the best tool for building real world projects imo. There's allot configurations, settings and design that needs to be done when building a Wordpress site. Most of the time you will be using the internal wp tools and applying CSS when you're trying to achieve a particular design. This by the far was the best way I learned how to build real world software. Once you master HTML, CSS and Javascript the sky is really the limit because now you know how to build software in the real world.

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

Any good courses on how to learn word press? I'm learning webflow right now.

[@1122slickliverpool]

@@Seekingtruth-mx3ur man I really just had to Google everything. The best thing you can do is make a local Wordpress enviroment, buy a theme, Install it, start adding/styling and initially breaking things. That's how you really learn.

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

@@1122slickliverpool Yeah that makes sense. Basically what Stef has been saying. Thanks for the tip.

[@desC0D3]

I’m a senior in computer science at Clemson university, should I just drop out? I’m working on projects on the side while I’m studying.

[@StefanMischook]

Questions: is it free for you? How far along are you in the program ... meaning how much time left? That said, if you are a senior, you probably should finish. But start building things on the side.

[@yeti8614]

Bro why will you drop out when ur a senior? Finish the degree

[@LeChuck.x17]

Since late 2022, companies have been a real pain in the ass, everyone is affected, from juniors to seniors; they ask for more requirements and pay you less money. Some companies evaluate you as if you were going to join Google, and then you end up doing newsletters, but well, it seems they need to filter people. I guess it's all a consequence of bootcamps, KZbin, economic problems in the USA, overhiring during the pandemic, AI, etc.

[@neerajchaudhary1821]

This is the worst problem. People interview as if you are going to build some super complex system in their industry which no one could possibly understand, and you get in and it's a bunch of misaligned departments delivering a 70% project failure rate in enterprise software.

[@neerajchaudhary1821]

"What are your 3, 5, 10, 25, and 100 year goals? Where do you see yourself in 500 years? Why are your strengths actually weaknesses? What's the least we can pay you without making you jump off a cliff? What's the best way we can thoroughly demoralize you so that in the event we do hire you, you're too weak to look elsewhere for a job?" Actual questions from my last job interview.

[@arthurmiller9103]

​@@neerajchaudhary1821😂😂😂

[@Im.tungluong]

Hello uncle stef😊

[@StefanMischook]

Hi!

[@Im.tungluong]

I have a question. What do you think about Web3?

[@toddboothbee1361]

Employers don't want to pay for your degree. If you don't have one, they'll make sure to remind you of this as they negotiate down your salary. Don't bring this up, especially when trying for your first job. Don't even think about what they're doing. In fact, forget I mentioned it.

[@exincident]

A good reputed university degree has a lot of worth . The ones who can afford must have a degree in my opinion . You learn so many different valuable skills while you are competing your degree program let's not pick it for our bad jokes . or to look relevant or cool . all 40 subjects you've to pass help you to enhance your problem solving skills and make you agile in your life which is a core of a good skilled person. if you're an old person then only it makes sense not to go to a university .

[@miromannino]

“You don’t need to know much before getting a job?” 😅 Good luck if you believe this

[@toms5048]

lol these youtubers have a roadmap every year lol try and actually get a job in this rough market and see where you'll end up lol.

[@randomfellow1483]

Still worth to get a cs or swe degree? ​@@toms5048

[@arcanelore168]

Is it Java superior than HTML, CSS and Javascript?

[@StefanMischook]

HTML and CSS are not in the same category as they are not programming languages. Java and JavaScript both have their respective pros and cons.

[@arcanelore168]

@@StefanMischook But they both get the same money?

[@umesh.raichur]

🙏 🖖

[@MrKrazykieran]

bad santa vibes

[@appiahme]

uncle, can you be my mentor?

[@jermainemyrn19]

So basically you recommend doing nothing but project based learning? Makes sense

[@roelvaneyken211]

What's your opinion on HTMX? (It seems to be getting a lot of attention lately)

[@rayyanabdulwajid7681]

Htmx can't do dom manipulation properly like javascript. The major feature of a web app is it's interactivity, which only javascript can do

[@roelvaneyken211]

@rayyanabdulwajid7681 That's not really the point of HTMX... It's AJAX but with a more user friendly (HTML centric) syntax. Besides, HTMX, like any client side library, is written in Javascript so I don't actually see the problem. Especially when one uses HTMX in conjunction with something like Alpine.js for example.

[@floramerano6293]

Why does it have to be for a local coffee shop etc.? Why can't I just build my own website even if no one uses it just to showcase that I can build stuff?

[@StefanMischook]

Because you have to show you can work with others.

[@unknownuser6802]

It's better to work for fast food and be a dev

[@fullstacklarry]

From html to react (video thumbnail) Dont put us in that box, those are the react and js fanboys saying you gotta learn react or node backend. Vue devs just coolin hooking up our Laravel api backends 😎 (im really not a vue dev, im just a backend heavy dev who uses vue)

[@StefanMischook]

Watch the video. The thumb doesn’t tell the whole story. 👍

[@fullstacklarry]

Aw I know I'm just messing 😎

[@floramerano6293]

So what now? I'm supposed to just offer my services for free to someone? I think not.

[@justkaz7104]

19

[@JC-jz6rx]

dont listen to this guy, all that matters is that you spend 30k on a bootcamp, learn every single frame work under the sun to a level of average mediocrity, and most of all completely forget soft skills, you dont need them, you want to be a 10x developer dont you? edit: make sure you also only focus on react jobs, compete with 80 percent of the population and their grandmas, and then complain that finding a job is taking you 20x longer.

[@ducijokic5851]

:Watching tutorial about tutorial hell ... 😢

[@JoshuaClancy12]

Except there's no jobs out there

[@BeastMode-oz8qc]

Idk wtf you're talking about I see plenty of entry level jobs online

[@mouradeljayi584]

I think people should stop learning web dev and try other IT fields. Cause so much web devs can't find a new job these days.

[@sadephillips9645]

Can you stop with the negative attitude! This doom and gloom mindset needs to stop its boring.

[@mouradeljayi584]

@@sadephillips9645 no bro, it's reality.

[@xXceptionXx]

Any evidence?

[@sadephillips9645]

Its not the reality. You have to have a better mindset.@@mouradeljayi584

[@1122slickliverpool]

@@mouradeljayi584 they don't want to be freelancers. There's so much work out here.

[@AD-wg8ik]

Yeah you don’t NEED a degree but you’re putting yourself a a significant disadvantage because numerous companies are screening for them. The pool of companies that you can apply to will significantly shrink. Recruiters won’t take you seriously. You’re a nobody in a sea of nobodies. All the advice is the video is great, but the number one advice for a self-taught dev is to network like hell.

[@fwdflashwebdesign]

What is the point, AI will take over anyway...

[@randomfellow1483]

Shut up

[@fwdflashwebdesign]

@plumbing1 Yep I stopped coding and I am going to school to become an electrician!

[@fwdflashwebdesign]

@plumbing1 Well what can I say is game over and it is frustrating :(

[@michieladriaansens5977]

young nerdlings xD

[@nathann4291]

please speak louder

[@glanced9684]

Hi Stefan, serious question: will Web Devs still be in high demand in 2024 and beyond?