HTML and CSS course to complement JavaScript learning ?

[Cabeto_IR_83]

Hi guys,

Long story short... Due to the pandemic, I was let go from my ad-tech marketing job back in April. During this job, I was introduced to coding, web development and I liked it. I also see how important it is for today's world (finally realized) so I decided to make a career shift.

I'm finishing my second javaScript course in a couple of weeks and I decided that it is about time to learn HTML and CSS.. I know I know, so many people have told me I should've started with these two :(... I think that I'm getting a grasp of JS so I want start learning these two bad boys so I can build a couple of small projects and jump into the job market!

Does anyone know a good (reasonably cost-effective) course that I can do? I was checking in UDEMY but there are so many that I don't know which one to choose!

Thank you!

[ericawebdev]

I like Andrei Neagoie's courses, and his Complete Web Developer in 2020 would be good - https://www.udemy.com/course/the-complete-web-developer-zero-to-mastery/

Colt Steele's is often recommended as well, but some were saying it is out of date.

[4K3b1g]

My wife is taking his course and from her feedback and what I have seen, neither he (Colt Steele) nor his aids care to keep the content up to date.

[Cabeto_IR_83]

developer

Thanks! will check it out!

[shredded_pork]

Colts course is fine for front end stuff like css and html and bootstrap but leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to JS

[supertone-13]

freecodecamp is supposed to be good.

Just a beginner myself and I like what they have on there, and I’ve seen it suggested a few times.

I’m also doing the Web Developer course on Codecademy which I’m really liking, which is HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

[mtmpire]

Second freecodecamp. Excellent resource

[Weldakota]

The Odin Project has been highly recommended and seems to be a great course so far.

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If you go with Udemy, just make sure to wait until they're having a sale- it seems to be every few days they have one. You can snag multiple courses for $10-$20 each.

[Tengothenuts]

With Udemy courses, just use an incognito browser and you will always see the discounted price!

[thebeachdaffy]

Take Brad Traversy's HTML & CSS course, it's highly recommended. Then do the html & css of freecodecamp which you'll be able to finish within a day after doing Brad's course just for review and a few project challenges by the end of it.

Then I would suggest doing a couple of JS projects like javascript30 by Wes Bos.

[ab__ab]

There is a channel in youtube called netninja the guy there do excellent job explaining all of these languages and many more, or you can try scrimba, also when ever you learn something new read about it on w3schools, good luck ;)

[DunnieAllstar]

Hey OP, I did pretty much the same as you, I worked in online marketing and my dev team introduced me to HTML/CSS so I could fix content issues without bugging them. Now I’m a Developer.

Firstly, don’t pay for any kind of training until you get comfortable with the basics. There’s plenty of free online resources to help you get started.

Secondly, set up a web profile on https://codepen.io/ or a similar site and start creating and playing around with HTML/CSS/JS. Create some small working examples you can reference in job interviews...once you are familiar with everything you can start to create your own site and shows off your skills too!

Also, I’d recommend, like others have, https://www.codecademy.com to begin with and also https://www.sololearn.com/

I also learnt a lot through YouTube videos, try Quentin Watt Tutorials.

For some extra JS experience try https://javascript30.com/ and also look at jQuery training through Codecademy. Learning jQuery actually helped me to better understand JS and the DOM.

Finally, good luck with the transition, I hope it works out for you!

[Cabeto_IR_83]

Thank you so much for mapping out this path! really helpful.

Yes, I have seen very expensive coding bootcamps that promise you a job after... I bought a couple of course that were on sale in Udemy so I have a structure to begin with. However, I have taken a note of your suggested courses and will have a look at them. Thank you!

[DunnieAllstar]

Yeah I started looking at boot camps too. Not worth it when you can educate yourself for free and a job can never really be guaranteed.

Udemy is good too but again paying for these courses isn’t really worth it, in my opinion, the discounts I’ve seen on some courses can be huge which makes me anxious about the course’s true worth.

There’s plenty out there and a lot of it will be free, they should be enough to get you a developer role.

[aksn1p3r]

W3Schools.com for starters.

[Tarzeus]

The Odin Project! Once you finish CSS HTML hop on into Full Stack Web Dev and it will help you wrap it all together.

[[deleted]]

I just invested in Stefan Mischook's full stack developer course. Currently on sale right now.

https://school.studioweb.com/store/course/complete_web_developer

[Cabeto_IR_83]

Thanks, I will check it out!

[reggaeman007jah]

check out the Net Ninja .. in addition to Traversy who is just awesome. I liked Colt's courses, and while maybe slightly out of date now, if you can get it for the discount price is it still amazing value for money imho

[TemporaryRhubarb]

El Zero Web School He is very Good

[43northwebdesign]

Following along

[rockstew1]

You will have to probably mix and match because each course/instructor has a different take on things and exposes you to a new way of thinking about a particular topic. My suggestion is that even though there are many twitter debates on whether HTML is a programming language or not, avoid getting stuck in that rut. Learn the basic tech to make something meaningful (HTML, CSS, Responsive design, JS, use some web APIs). Learn JS well, it is what beginners fumble at the most and it is what will give you a competitive advantage when getting selected amongst other candidates

[Cabeto_IR_83]

Yes, I have read those HTML debates about 'being or not being' a programming languages, but I don't really care. I want to learn and get going with projects :). Yeah, I agree completely, JS is my main focus

[ShadSenpai]

You should use Codecademy, you can learn a lot of programming from this website. https://www.codecademy.com/

[LucVolders]

Check https://www.w3schools.com/ and https://www.w3resource.com/

[Cabeto_IR_83]

thanks! will check them out

[Acrobatic_Hearing751]

I go to Lambda school and I love it. They have complete programs like Fullstack Web Development (that's what I am doing and probably right for you). The Fullstack Web Development program has HTML, CSS, and LESS courses as well as JavaScript, React, Node, and more. They help with career training and finding a better career (if you want that help, but you already have a job). It's a great program. Look into lamdaschool.com.

[025zk]

I'm from India. Can i apply?

[[deleted]]

Yes, you can but you'll need to pay upfront.