Web Development In 2024 - A Practical Guide

My annual guide to every web development technology that you can think of. We cover everything including frontend, backend, full stack, DevOps and more.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:12 - About This Guide
2:43 - Developer Roles
7:15 - Developer Goals
11:38 - Essential Tools
16:02 - HTML & CSS
18:35 - CSS Frameworks
22:28 - Sass
24:17 - Other Helpful Tools
29:59 - Design Principles
31:34 - JavaScript
34:00 - WordPress
35:54 - Basic Deployment
38:46 - Checkpoint #1
41:49 - Where To Next?
45:12 - Evolving Frontend Architecture
49:05 - Frontend Frameworks
49:33 - React
52:17 - Vue
54:05 - Angular
56:30 - Svelte
58:32 - React Ecosystem
1:06:14 - Vue Ecosystem
1:10:00 - Angular Ecosystem
1:12:50 - Svelte Ecosystem
1:15:11 - TypeScript
1:16:36 - Headless CMS
1:20:03 - Other Frontend Tools
1:24:23 - Web APIs
1:27:10 - Testing
1:29:16 - Checkpoint #2
1:30:49 - Server-Side Language
1:42:29 - Server-Side Framework
1:53:50 - REST API
1:54:37 - GraphQL
1:56:09 - Databases
2:04:27 - Database ORMs
2:09:14 - Authentication
2:12:03 - Serverless Architecture
2:13:54 - Full Stack Deployment
2:17:09 - Bun.js
2:18:36 - Checkpoint #3
2:20:25 - Containerization
2:23:00 - Web Assembly
2:24:15 - Mobile Development
2:27:18 - Progressive Web Apps
2:28:53 - Desktop Apps
2:31:56 - Design Trends
2:34:12 - IoT & Metaverse
2:35:03 - Artificial Intelligence
2:36:50 - DevOps
2:38:00 - Animation
2:39:50 - VR & AR
2:40:58 - Web3 & Blockchain
2:42:37 - Outro

[@jasonhughes638]

How it started in 2018: Watching this as a student How it's going in 2024: Watching this as a web developer

[@Kunaltwts]

what courses you took to learn web development

[@js_dev_uk]

@@Kunaltwts look up Scrimba for a free course. Also, Traversy has some really good paid courses.

[@michaelcyber4584]

Would like to know too

[@LoadOfJak]

Same!

[@ray84851]

Stuff I learned to get a web dev job recently: 2 Coursera web development specializations from University of Michigan, several Udemy courses from Jonas Shmidtmann ( advanced CSS and base-level JS), Max Shwarzemuller (MERN stack + DevOps intro) and Colt Steele (JS algos), some KZbinrs: Brad, NetNinja, TrevTutor(Discrete math series). Lots (and I mean LOTS) of solved codewars and leetcode problems, created GitHub projects and submitted job applications. One accepted React FE job offer from a large tech company a couple of months ago🙂.

[@rafihasan7787]

For people who watched it or will be watching it: Just do as the man says, don't worry about AI taking over, don't ever feel like you are too stupid to do this, just be consistent and it will change your life. Thank you Brad for doing the great work you always do!!

[@rafihasan7787]

@@axion96 It will only make the job easier, it won't replace them.

[@tonybp]

Keep telling yourself that if it makes you fell better 😂

[@bilalrasheed8272]

​@@tonybpI agree with you

[@raunomajor4631]

You need someone to tell AI what to do and then review what it did yknow

[@greenshaheen6716]

@@tonybp like site builders has taken place of html css 🫢

[@mariners_platter]

I feel bad for Brad. A few years ago, these videos were only 1 hour long. Next year, with more tools and frameworks, it's gonna be 3 hours+.

[@ocquintus6751]

This is what I have been waiting for since the year began. an in-depth dive into the web dev roadmap

[@larohndale]

Brad’s videos helped me my first year as a software engineer back in 2016! Here we are in 2024 🎉

[@sideshowlol]

Thank you Brad. Excellent walk through the current web dev landscape, as always. 🙏 What I find encouraging each year is that I am more au fait with all the pieces of the puzzle you talk about. And I’m more clear on which tools I need for the path I want to tread. Really appreciate all you do for the community. All the best to you and your family for this year. 🕊️

[@hakimzdope]

Been waiting for this all January. Its been a yearly habit for me to watch this guide. It has been helpful for me as it gives an outlook on exciting new technologies to explore and learn and add it to my application web stack. So thankful that you have helped me start my full stack journey 5 years ago when I followed your fullstack guide using JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js & MongoDB. Thanks so much Brad and keep up the awesome work!

[@philippec4448]

I know how I am going to spend my evening ! Especially with that storm passing over Ireland today. Thanks Brad !

[@greenshaheen6716]

as expected ❤ i always demand this at the start of every year from 2019. I am already in a job but love to watch this

[@arijitRoyFullyStressedOut]

The quality of this video is truely worldclass. Just wow its like laravel document level organized.

[@webdevluc]

The video is amazing, I love it. Complete overview of the state of modern web development. Not done yet. Only half-way through. The good backend stuff is coming up

[@ITentrepreneur]

Wow, I've been just watching the previous _"Web Development In 2023 - A Practical Guide"_ and here you are with the new one! This guide takes a bird's eye view of the whole Web Development sphere. Thanks for giving us this opportunity.

[@2Clean4This1]

Your 2019 guide was my bible for a long time. I owe you my life, Brad!

[@rkeenan85]

I have been watching this every year since 2018. It is always part of my January routine!

[@user-vi9if6du5v]

Well done!🥰 I'm thrilled that I can benefit from your guidance every year.

[@brianbeal9206]

This is THE video I look forward to every year. Thank you!

[@3266711732665514]

Amazing, thanks for the video Brad, when I got started back 2021 this guideline helped me a lot!

[@sweatDev]

Thanks for the video, Brad! Liked! You helped me become a dev and I love when these videos come out each year.

[@roudvolf]

YES! My favorite binge video of the year is finally here! Tysm Brad!

[@umairulislam9048]

Thank you so much for this roadmap. ❤ You are so honest on sharing the development knowledge.

[@indimerz]

i knew it will come soon and now it is available!!! Thanks brad for making this kind of video each year.

[@emmanuelehis1194]

Been waiting for this. Thanks Brad!❤

[@desiboi7691]

Man this time I felt we might not get NEW GUIDE but here we are, 2:43 hours long and I'm saying it before I watch it, its gonna be worth. Less go !!

[@user-mi5gh2dd1x]

Your 2018 video was my first one, i started to learn web development than, and now 6 years later i am paid $32k a year for a full stack ( close to becoming senior ) developer position. $32k in my country is a very very good salary with which i can support my parents and my future children. I also start my business this year and have few startup failures behind me. I cannot express the gratitude i have towards you, this channel and the work that you are doing here. This video release made me kind of emotional since i can see how far i came and how big your channel has grew. All the best for you , your family and big up for the best channel on KZbin. ❤

[@user-cm8sb1uw1s]

This is that piece of information i will go ahead and keep to always trim me to keep focus on exactly what really matters. So Amazing, Be blessed

[@PlottingAnEscape]

My favourite annual video of all channels on KZbin! And I savour it all year; watching bits and pieces as the years goes on 😄👍

[@ssarefintanweer6191]

Watched the whole video in 1 shot. Thanks, Brad!

[@phucnguyen0110]

Thank you for the yearly tradition of brilliant videos, Brad!

[@marktaylor9886]

I've done "web designer" and server admin stuff for ~20 years and I've recently started to dabble more with React, Django and such with a view to expanding my skills to be more of a developer. This is honestly one of the best resources I've found to help bridge a few "don't know what you don't know" gaps I've had for a while. Thanks for the effort and scope of this - definitely subscribed and looking forward to watching more videos!

[@retiar2111]

Brad i see youre doing it solo again. Im so glad ure completely back! I wish you good health man, you were my best mentor :) Great overview of the tech. Was checking out if im missing out on something. Thanks!

[@awvm]

Great video man, as always. Thank you!!

[@beatrisprinz3421]

Huge thank you for recording this awesome beginner video tutorial. It finally clarifies pretty much all those questions I never could figure out by my own. Much more, this tutorial is motivational to keep up learning web development.👍

[@nro337]

Amazing comprehensive coverage of 2024 software engineering! Thanks so much!

[@twalke0555]

This guide is sooo helpful! Been a corporate web developer for a few years now and still very confused. This guide put all the pieces together for me finally! Thank you

[@CommDao]

I know people usually vouch for building projects and staying away from tutorial hell, but I really appreciate overviews like this. Even with a long video, it's all much more digestible as I'm still sorting out what it is exactly that I want to do.

[@suzannelowry9561]

Just when everyone thought I had slipped back into my Spidey hole, Brad comes up with a sizable treat. I've followed Brad for at least 2 years now, quite sporadically actually, but always happy for his thoroughness. This is the first I've heard of this guide. So looking forward to the enjoyment of a full multi-course web meal. I know what I'm doing this weekend! Kudos, as always, Brad.

[@mmelimahlobo7656]

Thank you Brad for blessing us again with the guide

[@jeronimopizarro3391]

Amazing video Brad! Thanks for your effort to create this kind of content.

[@Narslimmus]

Was patiently waiting for this, thank you :)

[@DoctorSoulis]

Another year another great start. Salute to the new and old web dev joining us today to watch another masterpiece.

[@vahesevachyan9399]

This is great stuff, thank you Brad! Very well structured.

[@user-ru8hn9hb5c]

Awesome quality video! This could be a lecture at a university easily!

[@tomasburian6550]

For UI frameworks I've been content with Tailwind and Mantine. These two gave me everything I needed for all kinds of apps. Good stuff.

[@AndresRodriguezFlores]

Hey Brad, thank you so much for the video, it's like a yearly ritual for me to watch this videos of yours. I end up learning a lot.

[@nick_merchant]

Love your serious attitude and thoroughness. And the intense hard work you have put into these videos is just mind boggling. Thank you, sir.

[@NinosYoukhana]

You have done an amazing job on this. This was my first time watching it, and because of it, I subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work. I'll be watching your videos.

[@archamedis]

This is awesome, thanks Brad! Only 25m in, I know I need to revisit HTML and CSS to explore some of newer concepts released.

[@michellefranklin3182]

Thanks for this overview.

[@StephenAinsworth1]

Happy New Year! 🥳

[@Architg_streams]

This is great, gives the clear picture of the roadmap ahead, thanks Brad!

[@VirendraBG]

This is the best ever video on said topic. Love and respect from INDIA. 🙏🏻

[@Code-Patis]

Thank you so much for this video, Brad.

[@joryiansmith]

Outstanding video man 🔥

[@Voidstroyer]

Fantastic guide. For the server side languages it is worth noting that Elixir is the only functional programming language in that list. All the others are object oriented (including PHP due to newer versions going more in that direction). Elixir has a lot of benefits in the way it works. The standard library is quite robust and it gives you access to erlang stuff as well without having to directly use erlang. But the job market isn't that large so think about it long and hard before committing to Elixir.

[@drivan2391]

we need more video like this. thank you man ,you did a big favor to us.

[@balledachandrahas8326]

Great information! Thank you Brad for doing this.

[@alb_0802]

omg i just wanted to get mor productive again and now we are getting the 2024 Guide, such a coincedence :D

[@techtalk_uganda]

Thanks for your dedication We appreciate

[@shahnawazkhan1509]

Best video for development process planning... Good work 👍

[@harujung6]

Thank you so much for this video, Ive watched other youtubers explain road maps but it was very abstract. This video had way more clarification about each tools and libraries.

[@poro4901]

Oh my god, can't wait to sit down and watch the annual banger from Brad.

[@familiecole]

Thanks for this. I'm not a web developer, but I am looking to develop a couple of small sites and needed this excellent presentation to calm myself down having looked around the development environments.

[@user-ql1xw4py5w]

I've been developing for close to 5 years. This is a perfect video for new web developers and I encourage beginners to go down the rabbit whole.

[@Dampferfrosch]

well structured information - thank you

[@janosmarta8258]

This guide is better and better(and longer ofc so many tech coming) in every year! Thank you for the many works from your mastermind, you have to teach this important area of IT on M.I.T. or Harvard and so and so.:)

[@bigKaup]

Hey Brad, just wanted to say that this channel was the key to finally removing the word "Aspiring" from my resume. I've been happily working as a full stack web developer for 2 years now. Whenever friends or coworkers tell me they are interested in dev, this is the first place I point them to. Really appreciate what you do!!

[@muhammeddiab723]

I am starting out my web developer journey and have been trying to find a structure to follow. ive seen a few that help but this vid tops it. God Bless you my sir

[@boukew]

Exciting stuff for the future of the web!

[@indaneeydesign165]

Very Helpful. Thank you so much!

[@licherliu6707]

This is amazing guide for web developers and beginners , thanks a lot

[@ismaeltinta6118]

thank you so much for the effort you put in for educating us

[@imraushan_soni6030]

Thank you for my bottom of my heart for your guidelines ❤

[@kenkioqqo]

What a wonderful presentation, Brad!!!! I started as a graphic designer several years ago, then became a WordPress web designer because I wanted to build a no-code website to sell my graphic design templates and services online. Learning WordPress helped me understand how the web works (Working with links, shortcodes, requests and responses, etc). After mastering WP, I developed an interest in building web pages by coding them myself (without a CMS), so that's when I discovered you and took a few of your HTML, CSS and JavaScript courses (From 2021). Several courses and projects later, I felt confident enough to explore backend programming, so in 2023, I took a few Python courses with an aim to learn Django. Today, I'm confendt in Django and I'm currently learning how to build APIs with Django Rest Framework. You're a great instructor and I can say I've gained a lot of programming knowledge from your tutorials.

[@nick_merchant]

Well said!

[@RO83100]

This is amazing, thanks Brad 🙏🏻

[@raza99.99]

Thank you, and this is the best of 2024.

[@emmanuelnwabuodafi6415]

Thanks so much Brad... Quasar builds mobile apps comparable even to React native leveraging Capacitor and Cordova. It even uses electron to build desktop app

[@MartinBernabo]

Impressive guide. Thank you so much.

[@CarlosErick-lx6pb]

Fantastic guide. You really have to dominated topic about fullstacks technologies. I will go to follow yours ideas. Thank you much. 🎉

[@nobleriflemanstudio5164]

Excellent video! I wouldn't have minded if it were even longer. Your points all seem valid and any more elaboration on certain topics would be welcomed!

[@enzy6434]

I still watch this video from this guy every year even though I now work in the industry. 😂 It's like a tradition now.

[@anthonyshelly4718]

You good sir, are an excellent teacher! Thank you so much for making quality content that we can learn so much from at no cost! I am so grateful!

[@taariqq]

Chock full of nuggets that help fill in the gaps. Listened to Brad after a long time. I did watch the whole thing. Very helpful. Thank you!

[@levyroth]

This is simply the best!

[@tibebetech4867]

Excellent job and Thank you!!

[@musicalbattle8755]

you are great bro , I watched whole video and you clear my all doubts

[@JeanDidier]

This is a masterpiece ✅ Thanks Brad 🙏

[@sumitpanwar9695]

I was waiting for this 🎉

[@buku69420]

This video makes all puzzles in my mind connect to each other 🎉

[@ismailco]

every year I watch this videos. Great videos

[@seanrodriguez817]

Watched the first one back during my second year of Computer Science. Watching today as a Software Manager, I will always recommend these videos to aspiring developers, this is truly one of the best development channels on KZbin.

[@tobiaslejnerborn2238]

this was an amazing walk trough. even though its a long video, finding out yourself would take several times longer. 👍

[@arisjacko1582]

Thank you man for writing such a thorough guide As I've started out with html css and js I always thought where are those styling tools how do I do this and that and this legend shows me every single thing to learn

[@AntipasBelihu]

For real man You are the best teacher in this all world I really like everything u teach thank You bro

[@Sammar-Shah]

I learned Lot from You Sir,, Love You...

[@selenabostick5844]

Oo yes. Just in time 🙌

[@parko1965]

I love Angular and the new kid on the block Blazor.

[@chandankorado3749]

Finest roadmap i ever heard!

[@Nab_001]

I stayed commited to this channel from the first time a Brad posted a web developement roadmap

[@umaramjad5357]

waiting for this from 1st Jan 👌👌👌👌👌 Great Guide for Everyone

[@theodoradimitrova5971]

Best teacher!Thank you Brad

[@sergeyboev4007]

Awesome, thanx a lot for this!