Becoming a Web Developer

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The web is ubiquitous, having beaten out a litany of competing technologies, and many “native applications” rely on web-based back-ends. From desktop to mobile, to watches, virtual reality headsets, and cars -- the web is a core set of technologies with vast reach. This makes familiarity with web technology a valuable asset for many, many people.

Whether you’re a software engineer, marketer, project manager, junior web developer, or student -- you will leave this session with the forest, the trees, and a compass for navigating all of it.

Can't wait? You can watch a recording of an early version of this workshop I gave for my local meetup: How to Become a Web Developer at WIMP.

Live in the area? Josh is presenting Beyond JavaScript: Working with Python, PHP, Ruby, and Go at the JavaScript.LA meetup on Wednesday, January 20th at 7pm.

We’ll walk through a lot with brief Q&A along the way:

• Web Technology
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • “Stacks”
  • Servers
• Web Thinking
  • Standards
  • Open Source
  • Feeds, API’s, and Mashups
  • The Uncertain Web
• Tools and Process
  • Editors
  • Version Control
  • Compilers and the Build Process
  • Project Management
  • Distributed Development (Remote Working)
• The Web in Practice
  • I <3 LAMP
  • Frameworks and CMS
  • Progressive Enhancement
  • Accessibility
  • Security
  • SEO and Sharability
  • Intellectual Property
• Stacks
  • JavaScript
  • PHP
  • Python
  • Ruby
  • Perl
  • Functional
• Gotchas
  • Rise of the Expert Beginner
  • JavaScript Required
  • Photoshop First
  • Bloat
  • Documentation and Tests
  • Little Bobby Tables (Input Sanitization)
  • The Law of Leaky Abstractions
• What Next
• Follow the Web’s Best
• Join the Community
• Give Back
• Get to Work
• Never Stop Learning