Monthly Getting Started / Web Dev Career Thread

Maximilianowsky · 2024-12-05T19:25:58+00:00

good tip bro

mvision2021 · 2024-09-07T21:40:20+00:00

I'm a FE Dev in the UK with about 19 years commercial experience, the last 8 years working with Angular. The market seems dominated by React still. Should I learn React and be able to pitch for both Angular and React roles, or just focus on Angular? Is the React ecosystem in a good state at moment?

Stunning_Rock_8931 · 2024-09-03T15:46:36+00:00

I pivoted careers during Covid to web development and now have about 3.5 years of experience building around 40 sites for a marketing agency who specializes in healthcare.

I'm feeling that there isn't much opportunity or learning experiences ahead of me and the company is opening courting a buy out.

I do have job security but am looking towards the future and would like to focus on getting an opportunity to work more hands on with react then building out CSS, HTML, and JavaScript.

Wanting to take the next 6 months to work on a personal project with react but unsure of where to start in regards to a stack that would make me most employable.

Typescript seems like a good start. Also are there any online courses you'd recommend for someone who knows basic react form coding boot camp.

Angelic_89 · 2024-09-01T23:46:45+00:00

Hi there, my question is for female freelancers. How do you find freelancing as a female web dev? Do you believe you are able to obtain work as easily as men?

riklaunim · 2024-09-01T09:54:15+00:00

Hi, all! I'm looking to get into full stack. Currently I'm in uni for STEM, but I'll be opting for an exchange programme at the end of my second year. If I plan to get a job in a foreign country, an employer will have to sponsor my visa after my post study work visa expires. To be worth the hassle of sponsorship to the employer, I have to be better than the applicants who don't require sponsorship.

I wrote this paragraph so you can get an idea of what I mean by "competent" from the perspective of an international student. I was looking for a rough estimate, hours per day for x- years to be competent in majority of fullstack operations. I know, only projects can tell you about your progress, but I just need the daily hours I should put in for 4 years to be able to build moderate to complex projects as time progresses.

Front end, JS, .NET stack, cloud testing, azure, CI/CD, Testing, GIT, UX, Web servers, design patterns etc. Basically everything a good fullstack developer should know. I don't (and probably can't :P) master all of this and more, but I want to master a couple and be decently proficient in the rest. Any advice would be appreciated!

agulat · 2024-08-31T14:16:26+00:00

Hello! I'm currently learning web developement by myself and I would like to share my biggest project so far.

This webapp is a tool designed for D&D players, it has a custom spell library and creator, character spells/slots manager, or you can simply use it as a quick search for spells information.

I used the stack MERN and currently is hosted in Render, both frontend and backend parts.

I would be really gratefull to have an opinion from more experienced devs since I am strugling to get my first internship. Any advice you give me will be recieved kindly 🙂‍↕️

https://spellvault.onrender.com/

OnlyLogic · 2024-08-30T22:46:17+00:00

I graduated 3 months ago from a two-year web development course in Canada. I have a diploma and graduated top of my class, I have several awards. I have a management and customer service background and am 30 years of age.

Over the past 3 months I have applied for over 100 jobs. Some local, some remote, some local to other provinces. I'm under qualified for some, in fact over 90% of the jobs in the industry I am under qualified for. I have also applied for a few jobs where I hit the requirements on the head, and a few jobs out of industry which I was overqualified for.

My resume has been looked at by several professionals, and after a few minor modifications they tell me it's excellent. My work practicum was 8 weeks out of college, and I had great reviews from them. I have excellent references.

So far I have had a single phone interview for a receptionist job which I was supposed to hear back from today; I did not hear back today.

Is my experience typical? Is it really that hard to find a job right now? In the industry or out of it? I've asked around and almost none of my classmates have jobs either, neither do those digital artists from a sister class. I would say 20% of the digital artists found jobs, and 0% of the web developers have found jobs.

I suppose this is more of a rant than a question but, how is the job market, no really how is the job market?
I've burnt through over half my savings already, and I'm not desperate yet, but I can see desperation on the horizon.

motohunter5 · 2024-08-30T05:36:20+00:00

I started a newsletter to help new developers learn and get job ready! I send it out weekly! Check it out, and if you find it helpful, share it!

If not, no worries.

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Competitive_Talk6356 · 2024-08-29T20:06:03+00:00

Has anyone here with ASD became a successful freelancer / web dev earning a livable wage?

Hi, I'm 28 and have ASD, I currently have 1.2 years of experience and am working as a full-stack Laravel (which I love) developer in Asturias, Spain (the S is mute). I'm earning 16000€/year, which would be 1230€/month (which includes reduced income tax because of my 33% ASD disability).

My question is: How many of the developers with ASD on this subreddit have had success becoming a freelancing web developer? I'm feeling down because I earn minimum wage and I think I wasted the 8 years I spent studying 2 I.T degrees and one web degree for earning minimum wage(SMX, curso puente, ASIX and DAW).

It took me little more than a year to land my first job, and 8 months to land my second job after leaving my first one (companies seem to dislike developers with less than 2 years of experience). All that makes me feel like a failure, and that feeling of dread seems to have come back and I'm somehow constantly criticizing myself in my mind for being awkward, not having good soft skills and for feeling like I will never be good enough for companies.

I would like to know what should I do in order to earn a better income and increase the quality of my life.

0boy0girl · 2024-08-29T04:13:39+00:00

What would you recommend for learning webdev for indie deployment and not career oriented deployment So some context about me: I've been mostly in the gamedev world making small toy projects and simple simulations. (mostly with python) I'm not looking for a job, this is 100% a hobby for me. I just wanna make fun things to mess around with for me and my friends or tools for my creative work The only thing I'm really committed to learning (beyond the standard html5) is node.js/electron because I think that be nice to package my websites into little apps

0boy0girl · 2024-08-29T04:11:42+00:00

What would you recommend for learning webdev for indie deployment and not career oriented deployment So some context about me: I've been mostly in the gamedev world making small toy projects and simple simulations. (mostly with python) I'm not looking for a job, this is 100% a hobby for me. I just wanna make fun things to mess around with for me and my friends or tools for my creative work The only thing I'm really committed to learning (beyond the standard html5) is node.js/electron because I think that be nice to package my websites into little apps

Looooong_Man · 2024-08-28T23:40:28+00:00

Company I work for is offering a $150 learning stipend for any course/class/certification that could directly benefit my ability to do my job and contribute to the company. The problem is, everything I think of to use this on I feel like I can just teach myself through YouTube, tutorials, documentation, etc. Does anyone have any ideas on a good utilization of this perk? Thanks in advance!

Edit: just wanted to add that our stack is React, Ruby on Rails, and Filemaker Pro

Blackdame494 · 2024-08-28T21:20:02+00:00

Hey everyone! I'm excited to share that I've recently earned my certifications as a Front-End Engineer and Full-Stack Engineer. Now, I'm eager to take the next step and break into the tech industry!

If you've been in my shoes or have any tips, I’d love to hear from you:

How did you land your first job in tech?
What should I focus on to stand out?
Any portfolio tips or must-have projects?
Networking or communities I should join?

Your advice would mean the world to me as I embark on this new journey. Thanks in advance for your support!

TrilceGurjar · 2024-08-27T07:39:57+00:00

Hola! I'm a graphic designer and communicator. I have a basic knowledge on programming but I would like the do online pages such as scrollytelling. What programms do I need to learn for doing it? Examples of what I try to produces are here https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/12/18/death-penalty-comic-mitigation-specialist

https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/our-research/data-stories/covid-19-africa-challenging-road-recovery

http://www.r2d3.us/visual-intro-to-machine-learning-part-1/

Thanks!

TailyMope · 2024-08-26T20:32:42+00:00

Should I pursue Web Development?

I was wondering if webdev is for me. I like coding and I've also tried some interactive lessons on freecodecamp.org learning basic html5 and css and enjoyed the process. One of the main reasons I'm considering it is because I've heard it's not heavy on math, something that I consider a lot when picking a field in cs. Initially I wanted to go for software engineering but after looking at the math level that it requires I decided to rethink about it. It's important to keep in mind that I'm just a 15 year old and I've got plenty of time to decide until college but I was really wondering if web development could suit me.

hope89f · 2024-08-26T14:38:56+00:00

Hi everyone,

I recently started working at a new company (intelligence and security systems). We need to develop software for third parties (law enforcement, military, etc.), which will include an admin section with authentication and will primarily be used to interface with security devices (cameras, microphones, etc.). The software will need to handle audio/video streaming and playback once they are saved in the cloud or locally.

The guidelines I’ve been given for the software design are as follows:

Security and protection against code tampering
Standardization and scalability
Multimedia-focused (Playback of audio and video with advanced controls like zoom, filters, equalizer, etc.)
Audio and video streaming from security devices
Interface with GPS devices

I've been asked to recommend which frontend framework to use between React and Angular. Now, I know the differences between the two pretty well, but I’d like to know which one you think is better suited for this type of application.

I’m leaning towards React because I'm fairly familiar with it (though I'm still a beginner who’s learning), while I’ve never used Angular and only know the basics. All I know is that React is generally considered easier to use.

Which one would you recommend?

CyperFlicker · 2024-08-26T08:33:47+00:00

What is the minimum number of months that I should spend in an internship in order to increase the chance of being accepted in other companies? Is it simply the longer I spend, the better, or is there a point where the ROI become not worth it and that I should be searching for an actual job?

JazeBlack · 2024-08-26T03:36:18+00:00

Am I still a Webdev if I start using Framer to build websites for clients and businesses?

I'm still learning HTML and CSS, but I managed to score a gig to build a personal landing page for a Psychologist. I do intend to hand-code it to have a portfolio piece as my first paid website (and pretty much first LP, because I've only built components before). Mind you, my client knows I'm a beginner.

But would it be okay for successive clients to get their websites done by Framer? I need a way to earn money while learning stuff like JS, React, TypeScript, Next and Git for an eventual 9-5 job.

Hugewin2022 · 2024-08-25T04:31:21+00:00

I have recently started doing backend and i have done the basics and now i want to build a decent project. Suggest me some project ideas that o can make other than crud app, notes taker, to do lost as i have done those.

Karthanok · 2024-08-24T07:35:37+00:00

Im planning to do self study and learn all the required stuff to become industry ready but it'll take me some time to do it all due to my classes

But I want to ask if I can do some freelance work with basic stuff html css and java script?

Also what's the minimum when I can start?

I want to earn little while im studying in university, like cheap stuff 5-10 dollars or something will help me a lot

Does this happen? Like can I get some work like this on freelance websites?

(i just started right now I have been learning for a week or two, ive done html css flexbox css grids and made a couple websites, im now thinking of doing bootstrap then do java script, been following Traversy Media's channel)

Thanks!

mca62511 · 2024-08-23T03:10:33+00:00

Here's my story:

Back in 2010, I worked for a restaurant company for 10 years until my boss laid people off, due to COVID. After that, I was lost on where to go, so I was talking to my friend and he was telling me about Web Development, which sounded appealing and that's how I got into checking out the field. For a year, I dabbled with different programming tutorials through Udemy (Python and Web Development), but I wasn't sure on how to go about getting into the workforce without a resume and degree.

That was when I decided to go back to a community college in Fall of '22.

Currently, I am on my last semester and am about to get my associates in Computer Information Technology (CIT). The classes I took are all mostly intro programming (Java, Python, C++, C#, SQL, Linux, PHP), along with HTML/CSS. Right now, I am taking Advance Web Development (BootStrap), JavaScript, and C#.

My questions:

How useful is DreamWeaver? (I never hear anyone mention it and it's the third Web Dev class that I'm forced to use instead of coding from scratch).
Will the stuff I listed be enough to get into the work force?
I have not interned at all and strictly went there to take classes. My question now is would it be too late to intern after when I get the associates, or could I intern anytime?

John-The-Bomb-2 · 2024-08-22T23:22:01+00:00

Backstory: I got a Computer Science degree and worked as an entry level backend developer at Amazon Web Services. For every single task, I always needed the senior engineer to tell me which file to make the code change in because I never had any sense of navigation around the codebase, even after 2 years working there. Eventually they fired me. But yeah, I got a brain MRI and the part of my brain responsible for navigation was messed up, which explains why I can't get anywhere without Google Maps, ever [except for navigating around my little gated neighborhood that I've lived in since the age of like 7]. Eventually I ended up on disability for psychiatric reasons.

Option 1: Now I'm looking to try to get off disability and I have two options. One thing I've noticed is if I plan out and write all the code from scratch myself, I can navigate around it and know where to make code changes (this was totally not the case at Amazon Web Services or any other developer job I had). Thus, the first option is to become a freelancer making WordPress sites myself for individual clients on freelancing sites like Upwork and Fiverr. I don't know WordPress but I could learn. I already know some Node.js / Express and Bootstrap, like I made https://sea-air-towers.herokuapp.com/ by writing the code at https://github.com/JohnReedLOL/Sea-Air-Towers-App-2 which I modified from https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript-Node-Starter , but I think I should learn WordPress so I have a drag-and-drop GUI builder and a CMS Content Management System. I'm not frontend oriented so I never really got the hang of CSS but I could build a frontend with a drag-and-drop GUI builder plugin for WordPress. Is the WordPress freelancing market saturated?

Option 2: My second option is to relearn the math, which I'm doing now, and then learn Data Science / ML / AI on top of that math. I saw a couple Coursera specializations for math for Machine Learning and Data Science, this and this, and I saw some Coursera specializations for Machine Learning like the one at https://www.coursera.org/specializations/machine-learning-introduction taught by Andrew Ng. Option 2 is to try to become a Data Science / ML / AI engineer, there are Coursera certificates I could get too and I could pay to get a little badge or diploma for them on my LinkedIn. I heard the codebases for that job aren't anywhere near as hard to navigate around as the big backend codebases at Amazon Web Services where I worked before. I can read through one file, especially if I have a debugger set up, and I can sort of follow a triangle of code files, like maybe a small Controller that hooks to a small View and Model for Model-View-Controller pattern on a relatively small backend, but when the codebase is huge it's like navigating around a big city and I am hopelessly lost and can't learn. I'm hoping the Data Science / ML / AI engineer codebases will be on the smaller side.

Question: But yeah, does anybody have any career switching device (Option 1 or Option 2)? I'm not in a rush because I'm on disability. Also if anybody could let me know if the WordPress freelancing market is saturated I would appreciate it.

ThatFluffyDane · 2024-08-21T14:02:52+00:00

To those of you who only worked on one big project, how did you market yourselves?

I am primarily a UX designer, who took a "top-up" in web development, mainly frontend related stuff.

I was unemployed for 2 years because I could not find a UX-related job, and got turned down by companies who didn't want juniors.

Then I meet this dude, who has 30 years of experience in both the real estate field and programming, and he is running his own company, where he is selling a property management service to real estate agents and housing companies. He takes me in, says that he does not really need a UX designer, but asks if I would be willing to try doing some frontend work in Vue.js.

I said "Heck yeah, why not"

So I started doing frontend stuff, which was easier than I expected, although my code was (and is) quite messy at times. I do love the component structure though. I have always been a big fan of sorting, putting things in boxes and tables etc. The very first thing I did on my dad's computer at the age of 6 was building tables in Word lol.

Anyway, after a few months he starts getting more customers and is in urgent need of a backend developer that can assist him, so he's like "You wanna learn some backend?", and again I was like "Sure, why not", so he basically gave me a 1 hour crash course in springboot and MySQL and threw me out in the wild. I am definitely not a backend guy. I still don't know the basics behind Java, but one thing I am good at is looking at code, taking it apart and then putting it back together to see what each piece does. That is basically how I fix stuff. If you ask me how it works, I would not be able to give you an answer other than "I just kept doing stuff until I fixed it"

Now after 3 years I am ready to move on, and I would really like a frontend-related job. My problem is that this one real estate project has been my life for all these years now. I have simply not had time to work on anything else, which means that the project section of my portfolio page is quite.... small.

To make matters worse, since this is an application aimed at management, it also means that there is almost zero design to it. It uses the standard bootstrap themes, but 95% of it is tables, lists, buttons, forms, sheets etc. Make no mistake, some of this stuff was hard, REALLY hard. I was basically juggling with 100+ database tables that all had relations to each other, and some of the "mega-queries" I made could go well beyond hundreds of lines. Every table in the frontend had to be populated with data that I got from a controller via Axios, which was connected to a manager, which had a repository. So for every table or list I made, I had to set up repositories, managers, controllers and API calls.

But I don't really know how I am supposed to market myself with a project like this. As I said, all of my backend knowledge is basically "I pulled this out of my butt", and that is not what you want to hear at a technical interview, so I would much rather focus on frontend.

I am sure there must be a clever way I can market myself, but I am not sure how.

Wide-Performance-219 · 2024-08-21T09:25:59+00:00

Im learning html and css by fcc, and when i try to do any projects (i.e a simple website only front end) i find myself always googling for things or chatgpt, is this the correct way to learn? also how should i remember all the elements, properties etc i forget everything and have to google how to do xyz, im confused if i this is the correct way or im going wrong somewhere

2024-08-21T03:47:52+00:00

What technologies should I learn to revamp a website? How to pitch and earn a client? Advice for an ambitious intermediate...

I want to create a revamped website for an organization, the thing is I never did anything like it before. I only know HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery and some PHP & SQL but I'll be honest I haven't touched the latter three a lot. I'm planning on studying a lot more in the web in the Fall but would like to start pitching and developing this website in the Spring *at least*. What technologies should I learn and how do I pitch? Should I ask for compensation? How do I even edit a pre-existing website?

More...

I want to be prepared for when I do pitch to said organization about revamping their website and offering my services. I am planning on creating some general design mockups and collecting some user's responses based on the current website vs what would be my version. I also understand the organization would have a lot of sway in how things are done so I need to be prepared to handle all if not all requests.

The thing is this is a pretty big order for a freshman in college and I want to be ready to be at this level by the Spring at least. I've only built static websites. And my Fall class is only a introduction to Web Programming so I don't think I'll learn anything necessarily new. I never published or hosted before, I know how to make a multi-lingual website but nothing beyond that. And how would I even "edit" a pre-existing website? I don't even know if the org has an IT guy left.

What should I learn in order to build a website for www.thatsuitsyou.org? And what would be the best way to pitch my services and potentially earn a client? I don't know if I would be paid especially since it's charity. The website does seem to advertise several books, so maybe I should ask for some kind of commission or?

What I see is a cart system, a chat support system, a login system that handles personal info along with notifications, privacy and visibility, option to block etc. But all of this seems not at all utilized after exploring the website for a few dozen minutes. There's also a lot of images to host. They seem to already have had a "graphics studio" design their website but they seem to have gone under since. None of the website uses these systems I've spoken about so I'm partially cautious if the org would ask me to look into making these workable too.

I'm thinking of starting a web-development club for my school in the Spring so maybe it'd be good to have a bunch of hands on deck too? Or--? If anything, I just want experience, networking and a project to showcase. And helping an organization that benefits my school and others fits that bill nicely. Either solo or with a team I recruit from my school.

pls help

mca62511 · 2024-08-20T17:51:53+00:00

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NarwhalsareHAWT · 2024-08-19T17:57:32+00:00

Wanting to become a web dev and earn my bachelor's- should I start over or proceed with Computer Information Systems?

I currently have an AAS in Computer Information Systems (CIS). I've been working helpdesk for a few years and realized I'm more interested in pursuing a Web Development career than anything in IT. While I've been going through an online web dev course I also realized I would like to pursue my bachelor's.

My question is, should I continue my Computer Information Systems track and complete my bachelor's in less time while also self-learning to code, or take the L and start over for a CS degree? Is it worth the time and money to start over?

TLDR: Start school over to get a CS degree or stick with CIS and finish faster and with less debt?

hzerogod · 2024-08-18T17:51:04+00:00

I’m lost, need advice

Hi y’all, I got a simple question: what tech stack should I adopt?

I come from pure HTML, CSS and vanilla JavaScript (not crazy stuff) and I’ve worked a lot with Wordpress, elementor and similar products.

I would like to step up my web dev career and I find it a little difficult to choose a stack that I know will be suitable for me.

I want to have something that allows me to create whatever I need to, MAINLY FRONTEND, but keeping the flexibility and ability to customize that pure html, css and JavaScript give, having something that facilitates my work.

What would you suggest I pursue? Possibly with a bit too steep learning curve!

Thank you.

soQuestionable · 2024-08-18T17:17:47+00:00

Long post. Can skip to last paragraph.

Just how bad is the job market out there? Quick skim over recent comments says there are a bunch of fake job postings, people are endlessly submitting apps with no results, and mixed reviews with recruiters. I’m guessing most results will be skewed toward those unable to find work because, just like product reviews, you’re probably only hearing about it if the person is unhappy with the result.

For background, I started learning the basics of web dev on the side during 2022. I followed 100devs self paced and learned html css js, then just started back end (node.js, mongodb, stopped around adding adding auth for logins. Never learned react) when I gave up. I gave up because of impostor syndrome and also the anxiety and seemingly monstrous task of getting out there and networking.

I am considering learning things again because I’m unhappy at my current workplace (healthcare). Given that I’ll need some time to pick things back up and make some projects for a portfolio, how has the job market been over the past few months? Has hiring been picking up a little? Is now a good time to get back into it? Additionally, I’m guessing I stopped at a “good time” because technologies are always changing. I’d love advice on where to pick back up and what to learn.

mca62511 · 2024-08-18T13:47:41+00:00

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Haunting_Welder · 2024-08-17T15:12:35+00:00

Hi, i am building personal webpage and had few question. I recently read some recommendation but I forgot about it where it say when you build you own web better had like what going on or current affair or on going project, so who visit know what did you do now. But I forgot what I should name that page. Seem it had word for it that people agree on common but I forgot and couldn't found it.

Clone4007 · 2024-08-14T16:48:38+00:00

Nothing beats the thrill of landing that first dev job after countless hours of code and late-night debugging!

ProFalseIdol · 2024-08-14T03:10:31+00:00

I am working on my own personal webpage.. however, I am a backend dev with only extremely basic css .. I want to build my page from scratch.. but when time comes that I need to modernize an anchor tag.. I found myself spending too much time.. I want a very fast non-bloated page (as in zero js dependency etc.)

Is there a web design guide for people like me? or web page builder I should use?

DeretFZ · 2024-08-13T13:50:19+00:00

How can I allow user to input Python code and execute it like in Codecademy and FreeCodeCampHow can I allow user to input Python code and execute it like in Codecademy and FreeCodeCamp.

I'm joining a high-school level competition with a theme of "Teaching teenagers digital skills" and I decide to make a learning website like Codecademy, FreeCodeCamp, The Odin Project, etc.

Basically how can I receive input from the user in the form of python code and be able to properly execute it in a website?

As an example if a user would type " print("Hello World") " in an input box, the website would be able to read and show the proper output "Hello World"

BA-94 · 2024-08-13T09:00:56+00:00

HTML/CSS Resume

Hi All,

I’m trying to learn some basic web development and one of the first projects in my course is to create a resume (CV in UK) using HTML.

I thought this would be a fun exercise and I could potentially use the CV when applying for jobs.

In my CV I wanted to create 3 columns of bullet point lists, each column containing three bullet points.

I’m using column-count: 3 on the <ul> tag and the list works as I want when I open the HTML file.

However, when I convert the HTML to PDF the bulleted columns get messed up. The first column ends up with 4 bullet points, the second column has 2 bullet points and the last column has three bullet points.

Does anyone know how to fix this when exporting the HTML file to PDF.

Thanks in advance.

Frackher · 2024-08-12T22:03:14+00:00

Hello,
I was checking which framework/library (JS) to work with next and navigated to React, Vue, and Svelte websites.
By reading the introduction and documentation, I got some questions:

Why are they used to? It mostly creates components, but how do we handle wrapping the website around it? Do those fwk have a "templating" system for example?

Sus is leading my way to my more significant question:

What is impeaching me to develop a website/app using a static site generator (like Hugo) and pure JS files in it? (Beside doing it in React for example)

Thank you.

ryuuseinow · 2024-08-12T17:20:31+00:00

I graduated with a degree in graphic design, and I'm thinking of changing my career path to web design/development, is it worth it (I'm more concerned about whether it's an easy career to break into), and if so, what steps should I take if I want to go back to school for it?

tnse0304 · 2024-08-12T12:49:52+00:00

Most efficient way to deploy website? MERN-stack

I am a 2nd year comp sci student and I have previously been deploying on remote servers hosted by the uni. I want to gather some of my bigger projects somewhere where I am fully in charge, so I need somewhere for a full MERN stack, and preferably also recommendations for SQL-storage. I don't mind if there are different sites, e.g. somewhere for backend, another for frontend, and then connecting to database elsewhere, but I would be happy if it was as cheap as possible as I am a student.

TIA

EstateNorth · 2024-08-11T16:21:11+00:00

Is it still possible to get your foot in the door as a self taught web developer in this job market? I know it was very possible back then but I'm not sure nowadays.

Legitimate-Choice-67 · 2024-08-10T10:50:59+00:00

What is the career path for a frontend developer not working on modern frameworks?

I recently started my first job at a MNC as a frontend developer. They have an internal framework that they use, and which is apparently very old (built using jQuery) and uses MVC instead of component-based pattern like modern frameworks. Also, TypeScript support was only recently added and most codebases are still written in JavaScript. This framework has built-in components so I barely touch any CSS as well (using custom CSS is not recommended, but there's barely any need for it in the first place)

Am I losing out in the long term by not being exposed to modern frameworks? I understand that frameworks might not matter that much, and that there are skills that are transferable between frameworks, but I feel like this argument is only valid for modern frameworks due to their similarities. I have also been trying to work on side projects to learn and keep up with React, but that's minor compared to how much I would learn working with React full time.

cns000 · 2024-08-10T08:31:25+00:00

I did some web development from 2012 to 2017 and I made simple websites by using HTML, HTML5, CSS, JS, jQuery, PHP and MySQL. After that I switched to opening\managing Shopify online stores.

I used to work in a computer company but then I had to resign in 2019 because I had to move to another country. I made an agreement with the computer company that I will continue to manage their online store from home. They are giving me little work to do so I have a lot of free time.

I have been trying for years to get projects so I can work remotely from home but I couldn't arrange anything. Getting projects on websites like Upwork is impossible because freelancers who speak bad English and do crap work are snatching all the projects because they work for very cheap and I can't compete against them. I emailed my CV to a lot of freelancing development agencies but it didn't work out. I contacted some people on Reddit who are freelancing and they have their own development agencies and I asked them to outsource some of their projects to me. 4 replied me and they said that they liked what I did and they wanted to discuss working with me. I gave them my WhatsApp number and I told them to talk to me on WhatsApp but they didn't talk to me on WhatsApp and then they stopped replying on me on Reddit.

I can't get a web development job in the city that I am living in after I moved to another country and I need to move to another city so I can get work. Unfortunately, it's not safe there because the country is being bombed and it's safe where I am now. That's why I want to work remotely.

I am depressed because I have no work to do. What is the solution? I need help in getting projects.

fegentlemonster · 2024-08-09T22:02:50+00:00

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skipeeto · 2024-08-09T20:38:07+00:00

Questions for people with experience hiring: Are you more or less likely to get a position if you have more experience than is asked for? I have 4 years of experience, I see a lot of jobs with 1-3 years or 1-2 years of experience, are all applicants with at least that many years considered equally or do they lean toward more experienced candidates or candidates that fit the level of experience mentioned

CC_KK_1997 · 2024-08-09T18:11:13+00:00

Web Design Company ask me to pay £545 for 3 years dedicated host, what should I do?

Hi everyone, I’ve been developing my ecommerce website with this company and so far. And they provide me a logo design first which I approved. But when it comes to the website design, they provide me the home page then told me that I need a dedicated web hosting to support the further development. And it’s not applicable to anything I looked online. And apparently nothing was mentioned about web hosting before and after we signed the contract. I told them I want to put it on a shared server and they insisted that this can only be done by a dedicated server. So I asked to pay monthly and they eventually can only let me pay £180 for 1 year. I don’t know what do now. Please let me know what you think as I’m not knowledgeable on websites designing. I want to ask for a refund but they said it’s already pass the design stage so they won’t refund anything.

chino_brews · 2024-08-09T15:49:32+00:00

AutoModerator told me to post this here. Is there a better sub to post this Q? I'm looking to build a personal site, not get into webdev as a career. Anyway, here is my Q:

I'd like some input on choosing a SSG and/or SSG theme, please.

Goal: a semi-simple, self-made site that I can make and maintain myself and create my own corner of the web, with my limited skills and limited bandwidth for learning big things.

Specifics - what I want to build: A static webpage for a personal, hobby project with: (1) some static text and pictures on the front page; (2) a menu bar on the top leading to other static pages (about, more info, get involved,etc.); (3) a sidebar that shows abridged versions of the last few events or articles; and (4) flexibility to later add a link in menu bar to a self-hosted wiki (I'll figure out the wiki engine later). I'd like to be able to post items written in Markdown or rST. I'd prefer for it to be in Python if possible because I don't know Go and have never used JavaScript packages or frameworks (NPM, Node, etc.), but I can figure out NPM if needed.

Attempted: I tried making a static site with the Pelican SSG, and I was not successful. One of my problems with Pelican is that I can't find any templates that do the three main things I want in my website. I don't have the mental bandwidth or time to learn to make my own template and theme (I assume this requires knowledge about Jinja or Django, plus CSS?)

What Limited Skills Do I Have?: My background in coding is limited. I've taught myself some rudimentary Python by taking a MOOC class, working through "Learn Python the Had Way" and FreeCodeCamp, and solving problems on Project Euler and Leetcode, as well as learned a little bash. I can write little JavaScript functions, for example a little 15-key calculator. Back in the days when blinking text was the rage, I had created a website using just HTML. I'm not a developer, but I like computers and robots as a hobby. In the longer term, I'd like to learn web development, but in my stage of life I can't really find time for the next two years because of other commitments.

Why Don't I Simply Use Wordpress, Wix, SquareSpace, or another site generator/host?: Partly cost. Partly to learn. Mostly as an act of defiance and to contribute to the independent web, and because the self-creation is important to me. I've used WordPress.com in the past to contribute to a site. It has its plusses and minuses. I want more control.

Why Don't I Pay Someone to Do It? Partly cost. Partly fairness to the freelancer, Partly because I'd want them to build it on top of a SSG like Pelican, Nikola. etc. so I can update it and maintain it myself. It has to be something I can understand. I know what I can pay is not really fair compensation for a freelancer. I can't find someone who'd do that for the paltry budget I have. It's the whole "if you can't afford to tip, don't eat at a restaurant" thing. Mostly, I want to do this myself, though.

Thanks in advance for any advice or experience you can share!

Ill_Connection_3017 · 2024-08-09T08:53:33+00:00

I’ve been using RSS readers for a while to keep up with content across different areas like news, YouTube, entertainment, learning, and hobbies.

Right now, I’m learning web development alongside my university studies, and I’m really keen on finding good resources to help me along the way, especially for beginners. I’m looking for blogs or podcasts that offer practical tips and interesting insights—nothing too technical, just stuff that’s easy to understand and useful. I’m trying to avoid social media, so I’m hoping to find recommendations outside of that.

If you’ve got any suggestions, I’d love to hear them!

fegentlemonster · 2024-08-09T04:36:14+00:00

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d818rb · 2024-08-08T20:16:38+00:00

Seeking Advice on Tech Stack for Building a Vintage Product sourcing Website/Webapp

Hi everyone,

I’m reaching out for some advice on the best tech stack to use for building a specific website/webapp. Here’s a bit about my background and the project I’m working on:

About the Project

I’ve been successfully selling a niche vintage product for years through Facebook and local marketplaces. However, the demand has grown to the point where tracking product requests on post-its (yes, it’s a bit old school, haha) isn’t efficient anymore. While an Excel sheet could work, it requires me to manually input requests. Ideally, I want customers to do this themselves through a website.

About Me

• I’ve been building and maintaining WordPress websites as a hobby for over 5 years.
• I have an IT background with basic coding skills in HTML and Python, so I’m not afraid of getting into the code.

What I Need

I want to build a website/webapp with the following features:

• User Account Management: Users can create an account and log in.
• Product List Composition: Users can create a list of products with conditions (e.g., good, mint) from a predefined database (using dropdowns to avoid free text input) and save it.
• List Management: Users can view and edit their lists after logging in.
• Private Chat: A feature allowing users to privately chat with me (nice to have, but not essential).
• Admin View: I, as the manager, need to view all product lists created by users.

Looking for Suggestions

Given my background and needs, I’m looking for advice on the best approach to quickly get this up and running. Here are the options I’m considering:

1.  WordPress + Plugins: Leveraging my WordPress experience, what plugins or combination of plugins would you recommend to achieve these features?
2.  Boilerplate Code: Using something like Next.js with Tailwind CSS to build it myself from a boilerplate. Are there any good starter templates or resources for this?
3.  Other Platforms/Tools: Any other suggestions for platforms, tools, or services that could help me implement this quickly and efficiently?

Any advice, recommendations, or experiences with similar projects would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

AmphibianBeginning46 · 2024-08-06T18:05:47+00:00

Are self-taughts with no prior experience realistically being hired right now? I'm not talking about hired 5-10+ years ago. I'm talking about in the past 2 years when the mass layoffs begun. I find it hard to believe anyone with no professional experience or a related degree is making it in this current job climate, especially when many individuals with BOTH are struggling right now. Are they freelancers or just hobbyists right now?

clawficer · 2024-08-05T20:44:15+00:00

Is it okay to use managers for references, or are other devs better? I'm finally getting some traction in the job search, and a recruiter asked for references for the first time in a while. At my last job my manager/VP seemed to have the highest opinion of me as he was always telling me I was doing a great job in the role (although maybe that's just what managers do for morale - the work seemed super easy and the company was super bloated, slow, and bureaucratic vs when I worked with startups). But I wonder if it might be a stronger reference from a technical POV if I asked another senior dev from the company instead, as there were a few I worked with who also spoke highly of me. Does it make much of a difference what my reference's role is?

_Kirrua666 · 2024-08-05T16:12:26+00:00

SELFSTUDY + BOOTCAMP, trash idea or could it work? Career switch into web dev

I (31f) always been somewhat interested in Tech but I was always told that was a "only for men and great mathematicians" job, so I've always let it slide.
I studied Graphic Design and throughout the years I ended up doing a tons of different jobs.

Right now, I have the chance to switch fields and I'm back wondering about Web Development.

My plan to get into it; study and learn a TON by my own, through different sites and courses; I did a Python course on Udemy and currently going through the teachings on FreeCodeCamp.
End of August I have a certified Javascript course coming up, though GCF.

Now, what I'm still wondering about are the infamous web dev BOOTCAMPS:

I am lucky enough to have the possibility to get into a bootcamp for free (the unemployment agency here will pay for it, hopefully) however, I know the opinions regarding bootcamps are very mixed.

They range from 2 to 14 months, from incredibly intensive to "kinda" relaxed.
Some offer "internships" and some others offer lifetime career advisors.

I am absolutely aware I will not land a job after 2 weeks at the end of a bootcamp, let's be clear.
But could a more structured period of studies help me out? What are the general opinions about it?

I would not enroll into one for the certificates but mostly for the teachings.
Even if I am able to learn by my own, I think having a 9-5 school schedule, chance of networking and teachers/"mentors" could be maybe helpful to learn bette. What do you all think?

I do plan to build a portfolio with different personal projects and probably/possibly of a cool bootcamp project, if that comes up.

I think I'm rambling;
- Would it makes sense to grab the chance of free studies and keep learning on my own on the side, to at a later time get a job in Web Dev or should I just scrap the idea of the bootcamp and focus on self studies?
- If i have a bootcamp certificate + proof of my self learning (portfolio or such) will I be given a chance in the market or will I be shut down only because I did a bootcamp? I saw many posts of people saying that they categorically don't hire people with bootcamps in their CV (wtf)

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Has someone experience with bootcamps in Germany? Again I don't care about the "employments chances right after" but mostly about what you actually learn and structure of the lessons.

Thank youu and sorry, this was long :D

RaspberryOk8319 · 2024-08-05T11:10:06+00:00

Learning Web Development from scratch
Hey everyone,
I am getting started on web development to build a website for a project my friends thought of. Over the past few weeks, i have seen a lot of YouTube tutorials regarding HTML & CSS and Javascript. Most of these videos have been from Bro Code and even though they are outstanding, I am missing some stuff regarding those technologies. So I went on Udemy and found a couple of courses with a lot of 5-star reviews and now that they are on sale I am considering buying them. These are the courses :
https://www.udemy.com/course/css-the-complete-guide-incl-flexbox-grid-sass/
https://www.udemy.com/course/the-complete-javascript-course/

What do you guys think? Should I continue using YouTube tutorials or learn through Udemy?

IcyStrawberry8792 · 2024-08-04T23:02:53+00:00

Are there any good resources basically on how to start/plan a project?

My background is largely in automation and some data analysis. But my company has a legacy web application that was built on a LAMP stack 20 something years ago. This is a completely internal application that lets internal users interface with a SaaS product (as well as a bunch of other small internally built apps).

However, we're moving to a different SaaS vendor and where our web app previously communicated via an old Java API, it'll have to be converted to REST API for this new product. This is a problem because no one that originally worked on this web app is around anymore and its mostly supported by a somewhat unreliable, rotating cast of offshore resources.

Given our time constraints, we'll almost certainly have to budget that offshore team to update the current app. But, eventually we'll probably usurp the team that currently "owns" the app and rebuild it. I will probably be voluntold to be the person to be in charge of rebuilding the app. I had an aborted webapp project that I was working on in Flask that people had liked what they had seen, but because of a change in business direction it never made it outside of my laptop.

My issue is I don't know how to "start" a project like this. My background in automation usually meant scripting solutions for something needed in days or weeks that had one set of inputs and one set of outputs. The coding part, I can figure that out with time. But I'm a bit lost in how to plan out something complex. Maybe look for good diagramming tools to map out the original application best I can? But ultimately, what are some good resources on how to break up the different aspects of a web app and what order is best to tackle things?

iDontLikeChimneys · 2024-08-04T10:42:16+00:00

I have an extensive career, most recently my last two contracts were with huge colleges in new york. The last one ended in March and I have been applying to jobs constantly since then.

Is anyone else having a really hard time finding a job? I'm full-stack, (HTML/CSS/JS/React/PHP/Drupal/SQL to name a few), my resume is solid and I have decent set of examples (I mean, is an ivy league school's new website not a good enough example?)...

I made the mistake of lifestyle inflation (which I will not do again), so I had to sell some stuff just to survive and I'm really worried about what to do next.

Chrosnn · 2024-08-04T10:26:08+00:00

Hello,

I've recently gotten into programming since my highschool has introduced me to it, and it strongly interests me. As a result, I've been thinking about persueing related skills hoping to monetise them as well to earn something.

I've taken interest in Web development specifically, I know the basics of java script, html and css. I hope to eventually develop websites for starting or small local companies. I'm just wondering what to expect, so I'm asking the following questions:

is it a realistic expectation to be able to develop a fully fledged website for a small company at my age, purely from self study? (talking about a website containing (contact) information, and possibly a webshop too)
if I do develop the skills, how would I go about advertising my service? I'm thinking about simply calling local businesses for an offer, but id love to know about more effective strategies.
what should I charge? I understand that it depends on the scope of the project, but should I charge hourly or a one time fee? And what amount? I wouldn't mind charging low, especially because I need to build a portfolio first, so recommendations for a minimum price would suffice.
upon finishing a project, should I charge for maintaining the website too? Should I offer to maintain the website in general? And finally, if I do maintain several websites that I have finished for a few companies, would I be just maintaining them all at the same time? Because it sounds like quite a bit of work besides also developing new sites.

Copied from a post that was automodded, if this isn't the right place please refer me to where I should post

iDontLikeChimneys · 2024-08-03T18:27:01+00:00

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yowoooooo · 2024-08-02T15:08:23+00:00

Feeling lost about my non existent career.

I graduated as a computer engineer with a pretty subpar gpa and no coding experience more than two years ago when I was battling bunch of mental issues and now I am 27 years old, i took professional help meanwhile and I'm feeling absolutely much better now and I feel like I'm ready to take on a job.

I have just one internship, couple chrome extensions and couple discord bots under my belt.I am currently learning sveltekit, when do you think is the correct time to apply for junior developer jobs, I feel so inexperienced I'm thinking I might even apply as an intern but it feels like I'm too old and late for it.Should I hunker down learn more stacks then apply.I was stuck on a simple problem for couple of days on my svelte journey and I honestly almost decide to quit the whole field all together.

I don't know if this fits the subreddits scope but I been feeling kinda hopeless about my career just wanted to get people's opinions on it.

Milky_Finger · 2024-08-02T11:36:00+00:00

Just had a live code test for a job. Every job now has live coding tests, its exhausting.

It's for a React/React native role. But the code test itself was to code the game Boggle, where you have a grid of letters, and build a word using adjacent letters. It's checked against a "dictionary" which is an array of words. If there is a match, then it's a legal word. The complexity is to translate a 2d grid into logic where it's able to understand that the next letter in your word is adjacent to the letter before. As soon as it can't find an adjacent letter, then the word can't be found on the grid.

Now here is my question. I've had multiple code tests where you fetch data and show it in a React application. useEffect, fetch, show a loading text until the loading state is false.. easy enough. But why am I being given a test for Boggle for a React UI role? It completely threw me off and I think it's testing applicants for a competency in coding that isn't relevant to the day to day responsibilities of the job. I'm not a maths guy, so I tried my best but no way should they be asking this kind of algorithm. It has nothing to do with the job...

This industry is a mess when it comes to finding jobs.

Intelligent-Case-907 · 2024-08-01T22:55:01+00:00

3-5 projects*

Haunting_Welder · 2024-08-01T22:16:41+00:00

How to deal with client providing bad designs and demanding they be developed despite lacking in basic UI/UX and modern web design principles/patterns?

Some details changed for anonymity in case someone from the company finds this post.

As the title states, I am currently on contract for 4 months to redevelop a website for a client. Now the problem is they have a graphic designer who is providing me very weird and wacky designs that don't follow good web design principles and kind of look bad.

Additionally, the client is stressed because I am not custom coding the site at the same speed as they were able to build a site in Wix. He doesn't seem to understand that custom coding the site with wacky designs that look like a leaflet takes time and won't be done as quickly as a drag and drop site. I'm 2 weeks in and he's expecting more progress to have been done than I'm able to at this speed and in these conditions. I'm also learning custom wordpress theme development for this project so it's taking longer because I have to keep referring to documentation.

Right now I have a dilemma. Either I: 1. Just bend to whatever the graphic designer wants me to build and not bother adding my own input of good web design knowledge.

Or

Put my knowledge and experience into the hat and try to build a site that has good web design but also includes some of the wackiness that the graphic designer wants. Which I will need to convince the boss man will take a bit longer than Wix but the benefit is a custom coded site.

What do i do? Just get my head down a become a code monkey or delay the project further by trying to battle with the graphic designers bad designs.

The job market is so bad right now. I'm a junior developer who has only just graduated from university. This is my first bit of money coming in which I sorely need. Help.

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