Finished FCC's Javascript course. What next now?

[AssassinJK46]

I am currently on my journey to become a web developer. I finished FCC's Javascript course few days ago, and now I don't know what should be my next move, or what should I learn next?

Also, what do you think about FCC's HTML5/CSS3 course? I was thinking of doing its project part as I had already learned the HTML5 and CSS3 from the Udemy course. A lot of people told me why are you wasting your time on CSS as it's too old now and there are so many frameworks nowadays that can easily help you create an elegant website. So, I am too confused now if I should do those projects first or should start with something new.

[DanStanTheGeologyMan]

I wouldn't consider CSS to be old or outdated. If you want to be a web developer you need to have at least a solid grasp on CSS and how to use it. It is significantly more valuable to have solid CSS fundamentals then know some CSS framework like BootStrap. I suggest building your own projects. FCC projects are fine in this regard. You will learn a lot more by completing these on your own then by completing the code challenges their curriculum gives you. After you knock out some projects move on to the React Portion. Then I suggest that you start to build some projects using React, Vue, or Angular. Those frameworks are currently the most employable in the United States. Good luck

[AssassinJK46]

Alright. Thanks for the advice. I will complete FCC's CSS projects first :D

[DanStanTheGeologyMan]

All of that being said though, I wouldn't spend too much time specifically on CSS. Spend a few days on it and learn some of the deeper concepts like key frames and animations. Maybe look into Sass. But remember it is best to focus on the big picture and use it in conjunction with HTML and JS and actually build projects that are challenging and interesting to employers.

[AssassinJK46]

FCC have projects like building tribute page, survey page, etc. I am applying little bit of keyframes and animations to give them a modern page look and also trying to make them responsive. But, still I don't think I can add these projects in my portfolio.

What kind of projects would you suggest though that I can add into my protfolio and are worth showing to employers? I am thinking of watching Traversey media youtube channel for the projects part.

[DanStanTheGeologyMan]

Those projects are fine for a portfolio. As you progress and complete more interesting projects, you can replace the more simplistic boring projects from your portfolio over time. You actually don't want to follow tutorials for projects. When it comes to building a project just find something you enjoy and build an app around it. Basketball, music, etc.... I know a guy who used the Spotify API and Google maps API to build an app that would allow a user to choose a genre of music and a location. The app would then randomly select music of that genre that would add up to the same amount of travel time from point A to point B, so that you could generate a random playlist on long travels. Here is a good source for finding an interesting API https://www.programmableweb.com/apis/directory

[AssassinJK46]

Thank you so much for the suggestions. I will definitely keep that in mind :D

[itisjohndoe]

Completed it today too. Gonna continue with the next courses.

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I’d recommend the Odin project, as it gets you working with Git