What I've learned so far as a 20 year-old freelance frontend developer

[@by_huy]

Let me know if you guys enjoy more of these raw videos! I'm currently planning more of these down the pipeline : )

[@dillaw7070]

this video was a banger!! what tool did you use for the writing on the side?

[@by_huy]

@@dillaw7070 Thanks! I used excalidraw : )

[@dillaw7070]

@@by_huy thank you !👐

[@euphoric_vibes2066]

I am 19 years old graphic designer. I M WORKing in an agency(online). I m actually designing a website for my portfolio but i am also into learning how to develop. I watched many youtube videos and found your channel. Now i have decided to give atleast 3-4 hours to learn the basics you mentioned in video. Love your content❤

[@by_huy]

Let's goo, I'm glad to hear that! Thanks a lot : )

[@JoysterRodrigues7]

I've been following your channel for some time now! Congrats on all your accomplishments and good luck ahead :)

[@adeola.]

Beautiful work man! 👏🏾 I learnt UI design whilst writing HTML and CSS and currently I'm working with Next.js using Typescript and I can tell you it's a beautiful experience, I feel like I'm in more control with TS. I'm sure you'd love it too once you build a few projects with it.

[@tharushi-c7x]

I’m in a situation where I don’t know what to do?I’m stuck in web design and want to learn front end development.But can’t seem to move forward without learning all of web design. Hope I could overcome this imposter syndrome and fear of moving forward.Your story seems fascinating.Good luck.

[@by_huy]

Personally, my rule of thumb is whenever I have a strong urge to learn something I learn it straight away. If you have the time, try learning both at the same time. Now that you've had some knowledge in web design, you could also try spending 30% of your time learning web design on the side while the other 70% in frontend development. Hopefully this helps! (Edit) You don't have to learn everything in web design, it's impossible haha. You can still learn quite a bit about web design and make progress even if you're spending more time in frontend development.

[@Diego_Cabrera]

Just keeping building small but involved projects until you find what feels right to you.

[@tharushi-c7x]

@@by_huy Thank you.I will try that

[@16CXx]

Always quality contents 🔥 keep uploading maan, don’t let us miss you

[@by_huy]

For sure! Thanks man : )

[@ChaimaaTEDJARI]

Thanks for sharing your journey. I find it very helpful as a beginner who wants to delve into the world of front end development.

[@by_huy]

I'm glad to hear that, more coming very soon!

[@Uro_177]

Its my first time commenting on youtube , I just wanna say , you are a huge inspiration for me , Keep uploading these types of videos man. Peace 💖

[@by_huy]

I'm truly glad to hear that, more coming down your way : )

[@Diego_Cabrera]

Great video Huy! You should make a video on finding clients. That’s something I’ve been struggling with.

[@by_huy]

Great to see you here Diego! For sure man, it's coming soon : )

[@Diego_Cabrera]

@@by_huy cool, can’t wait!

[@PiyushKabaddi79]

bro literally appreccially and now you have become my inspiration as well .. I'm working on myselefn now and also our goal is quite similar but for me, need to work hard and please upload this kind of content please and also please upload designs tutorial in your way not like other KZbinrs (tutorial hells)

[@justin9494]

20 and learned this much knowledge. Inspiring man.

[@by_huy]

I really appreciate the kind remarks! Thank you : )

[@annahapon5242]

I loved your videos! resonates so much with me! Rooting for you, Huy!!!

[@by_huy]

Love to hear it, thank you so much Anna!

[@ensalad]

Great video! I’d love a future video on some of your passion projects or srecommendations for more intermediate level skills!

[@lann1sterroy]

keep up bro! wish you a great career and success!

[@jananis4536]

Thanks for sharing these and its helpful !! keep making these type of contents.!! hope you have a great day bro!!!

[@by_huy]

More to come!

[@AlexanderGeorge1991]

Man your work is beautiful! Congrats

[@by_huy]

Thanks for the kind remarks, I really appreciate it!

[@bennonyeokereke6087]

I definitely love this kind of videos Huy, am also learning to code and I relate to what you talked abt.

[@ahmed51988]

Nice video as always, can you share in a future video how you learned web design in terms of resources and steps please.

[@by_huy]

Noted!

[@blossm1]

I did have a dilemma when choosing between low code (webflow) or going custom code with astro. I did settle on low code just because I thought that the speed at which I could finish projects + editing access for my clients would be huge and I am happy with that choice as of rn. I didn't really like the hosting payment (thats' why I was thinking of custom code) but at the end of the day it actually comes of as much cheaper, when my clients can just edit the content themselves instead of hiring a developer again to do so. Really cool that you've mentioned the point that clients don't care about the tech and keep up doing what u do!!

[@by_huy]

Good points! It's also totally possible to have a custom-coded websites with a CMS set up for clients to edit the content themselves too : ) Thanks for the insights!

[@gen.sampayan]

man keep up the quality contents. 👏

[@DolapoAdedokun-ky8xk]

Awesome vid man! Thanks 😄

[@karma3040]

Fellow 21 y/o developer, you're a fantastic inspiration!

[@by_huy]

Let's goo, I really appreciate it!

[@karma3040]

@@by_huy still nowhere near you; gotta get my portfolio to awwwards haha. Keep up the fantastic work! Sogai was a great experience

[@udayakumars5490]

hey man! love your work! can you provide resources to learn web design and framer motion? Would be very grateful

[@bensal9948]

Some of Questions I want to be answered please 1. From where you learn front end code develop, can you suggest tutorials from where I start, I am a beginner 2. I just only want to make creative websites like on awwwards, Is I just have to learn JS or react in more depth? 3. I want to create webGL graphics, is it worth to learn and from where I can start?

[@jananis4536]

Hey Huy, i thought of asking you , how are you? how you doing? its been long time since you haven't been active in discord. i know you are busy that's y I didn't ask. i know you from your first video, youtube recommended me . Your videos are always authentic and honest. asusal you killed it!!! Love from India!!

[@KD-tp6er]

Good video, helpful, thank you! Did you ever learn things like working within a team, branches, git, best practices with commits, etc? That's something where if I went for an interview for a job I'd struggle with I reckon, as I've always worked solo.

[@by_huy]

Good question! I actually learned it the hard way when I was working with clients. You gave me a good reminder to learn this more in depth haha

[@saishankar01]

ayo lit video! love it!

[@by_huy]

Thanks Sai! Glad you enjoyed it : )

[@arpitshrmah]

I'd love to see a video on you comparing learning web design + No code Tools vs Learning how to code. For a lot of businesses, website with a great design (UI & UX) built on no code platform works well. Am I missing something?

[@by_huy]

You're right, no code tools works well for a lot of businesses but there's always a spot for custom code sites. Quite a few complex no code tools also eventually implement custom code in their sites. I just enjoy coding more, I have more control and I work much faster when coding since I have my own boilerplate when working with clients. Further down the line, learning how to code is a transferrable skill that allows me to learn other technologies as I wish as well. (Don't get me wrong, no code tools are great)

[@lilsaintdenzel]

💯💎

[@TheHongKongDragon]

Hey! A question that I have is at what point of your journey exactly did you start to attempt doing freelance work and what sort of work were you open to doing etc? Keep it up man 🙏🏻

[@by_huy]

I started taking freelance work after I was really comfortable with the basics of React and I mainly focused on content websites. You also kinda learn a lot by building projects for clients as well since each clients' needs are different so they might request different things everytime

[@whoami724y]

One day, if i'm confident enough in my frontend skills and perhaps a little backend, i'd do freelancing too. Do you have anyone that inspired you in the industry?

[@by_huy]

You can do it for sure, without a doubt. Some that inspired me greatly in the industry has to be Bruno Simon and Aristide Benoist (Those two are awesome technologist, and Bruno's approach to his career really resonated with me)

[@whoami724y]

@@by_huy I'll look into Bruno Simon's work, thank you! Aristide Benoist also inspired me, the way he focuses on every small detail and how he built things from scratch is really awesome. Also hope your channel grows so we can learn from you too

[@thomashuynh9205]

Would you mind sharing how you ship the final product to your clients? Do you send them the code and show them how to host it through GitHub? Love the amount of value you provide in each video man!

[@by_huy]

Noted! Thanks for the suggestion : )

[@MattBeckman-lk8jf]

following you from day one

[@paulenweliku4264]

Huy, do you edit your videos yourself?? They look really good

[@by_huy]

Yes I do haha thanks so much!

[@kolyaIva]

0:32 Which app were you using for this notes ? It looks so gorgeous, I want too ) and actually maybe which font were you using )

[@by_huy]

I used excalidraw, that's their default font haha

[@DaphneMangowal]

why did you choose to learn how to code instead of using web builders like webflow or framer? just curious, because im contemplating wether i should learn front-end or just use web builders

[@ketanjadhav4328]

Hey bro 👋 what you enjoy or like more, 1. As a Designer or 2. Frontend Developer ?

[@by_huy]

Both 😎 but probably more towards a developer

[@AIvolution8]

Hey Huy, I would love to why you chose to code websites instead of using no code like Framet or Webflow. Love all your content.

[@by_huy]

I really appreciate it Leslie! Being able to have full control, tweak and customize every little details is the reason why I focus on coding. There a few things from no-code tools that they generate the code for you that I don't really like the idea of. I just thought coding is more worthwhile long-term since it can be a transferrable skill to build other things aside from websites. Regardless, I think Webflow and Framer are both awesome tools if you're more of an artist, visually creative person.

[@AIvolution8]

@@by_huythanks for your reply. Greatly appreciate it.

[@farhanarahman9375]

how did you freelance? Did you find any jobs? U didn't mention this part

[@by_huy]

I have a video lined up on how I find clients soon : )

[@venschannel6268]

Hey , I've been watching your videos for a while. I recently visited your website, and honestly it's stunning. I was wondering if there is anyway to see the source code of your portfolio website. I was trying to create same animations, but I wasn't really able to mimic them using GSAP. Thanks

[@countryroads7998]

I'm stuck where i've learned 3d, ux design & web development as my niche but i can't find my clients/market, how'd you get out of that?

[@kostoko]

Hi, in which app did you draw the roadmap and in what font? Thank you, that was very informative.

[@by_huy]

Thanks! The roadmap that I showed is from roadmap.sh, if you're asking about the drawing tool then it's called excalidraw : )

[@YAJJUDANGOL]

is it still worth to learn front end development in 2024 ? since many front end jobs are taken away by AI ?

[@by_huy]

Not sure where you're getting that information from, but yes I think it's worth it

[@YAJJUDANGOL]

@@by_huy thanks , can you suggest me which library or programming language should i learn ? ( i can build some website with just html and css )

[@fruityflamingo]

random question but where did you get your posters in the background??

[@by_huy]

I got it from the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Japan : )

[@nubvfx796]

Hey what tool/software did you use to write, like the arrow screen

[@by_huy]

I used excalidraw : )

[@nubvfx796]

@@by_huy Tysm

[@AnasKhan-nx6jc]

how do you get clients as a freelancer how do you find it?

[@by_huy]

I have a video planned for this. Stay tuned for it!

[@dillaw7070]

did you build ever build projects for clients with only reactjs? i'm learning react ATM and i wanted to know if i can start freelancing now or learn nextjs first

[@by_huy]

I did build a few freelance projects with React but the projects were with people I am really close with so it served more as a learning experience. You can definitely get started freelancing with React for sure, it's better to get started right away imo haha I find Next.js to be much better when doing freelance work (especially for static websites) since it's highly adaptable and has a lot of SEO features out of the box.

[@dillaw7070]

i really wanna start freelancing rn LOL and learn nextjs on the way , and how do you deal with dynamic content do you use headless CMS?

[@by_huy]

@@dillaw7070 Go for it man, no one's stopping you haha. I use Contentful to manage all dynamic content (it's headless)

[@dillaw7070]

@@by_huy thank you brother! Really appreciate it

[@FumezCreates]

How did you learn web design ?

[@by_huy]

Initially I took a short Figma tutorial on Udemy and learnt the basics of the tool. (It's called "Figma UI UX Design Essentials") Once I got comfortable with the tool, I experimented and designed random websites in my head, combining the inspiration I took on the internet. It's probably not the best way haha but I found myself improving a lot in web design by experimenting with designs and consuming a lot of inspiration. (EDIT) KZbin has plenty of awesome resources on web design as well, I learned a lot from channels like Flux Academy. Hopefully this helps!

[@treyrader]

shit that'd be a nightmare if someone wrote a website in html and css. please do not do that people. lol start off learning tailwind, functions/modules, and then later explore deep dives into shit like srcsets and accessibility. Do not freelance unless you've4 had some real experience that's outside of youtube

[@arpitshrmah]

What about no code?

[@besto_]

​@@arpitshrmah it's trash

[@treyrader]

@user-ru4jp2ym6b well aren't you being a bit fiesty aren't you? You kinda makin me nervous. Please don't kill me. It's just tech

[@dylankim5214]

ezz

[@YannAbdel]

No views in 1 min bro fell off

[@by_huy]

😢😿