Studying Web Development as a career choice in 2015

[^^vampire^^]

Yeah I realised I need to do a lot more,for now I'm focusing on html,css,javascript and maybe a bit of jquery. And also some photoshop for design skills! I'm really enjoying it so far,and also building a portfolia was one of my plans thanks for all the advice.

Enjoying it is one of the important parts - it makes it easier to turn it into a career/business. Just keep working on it whenever you get a chance. You can't beat the skill acquired over time, and the longer you do stuff the more you will wind up incorporating and the more you will know.

 

[jacquesvanwyk]

I have started doing the same as you.I have done lots of research and am currently started learning on Udemy.I do have passion for this and hope to do this as career.

Few tips i have seen is to just practise what you learn.Even if you have to repeat many times this is best way.Dont just read.also look for quizzes or games on what you are learning.i am lucky because my cousin is web dev so he also is giving me weekly tasks to do.Try and get someone already working to help you.Lastly also get sites where you can see common problems programmers run into.

Happy studying and dont listen to negative people stay focused.Keep in touch if you want a friend to share progress.

 

[sutekj]

You don't necessarily need a degree, and degrees are expensive. I know several devs who make 35k to 45k and even more, without a degree. You do have to work ****ing hard though. Get yourself an internship at a company that will teach you. Actually, if you're in Cape Town, and looking for something like that PM me. I'm already teaching two other students, if you're eager to learn and have good work ethic, I'll teach you. In two/three years I'll hire you, if you progress as expected.

 

[rward]

web dev is javascript. html and css is web design. the difference is at least double the paycheck.

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Web Design is done by designers.
Web development (in all it's forms) is done by developers.

Frontend web development concentrates mostly on HTML, CSS, Javascript (jquery, etc)
Backend web development is server side languages: (listing the common ones) Javascript, PHP, Python, ASP (is this frontend or backend?)

Web Design is done by Designers, usually using Photoshop, Illustrator or one of their equivalent. Sometimes you get "in browser" designers but I have yet to encounter one in the "wild".

Sometimes you get designers claiming to be developers and mostly you get developers claiming to be designers but their mostly developers using bootstrap or someone else's theme.

 

[patrict]

+1 rward

 

[Lostears]

I'm sort of in OP's boots atm. Except I'm in a very fortunate position. I've always enjoy pc's and coding and stuff but never enjoy Uni. Anyway, dropped out end of 2013 but I've been working as a full time Web Developer since 2014.

I started with the basic languages which I self taught:
HTML, CSS, Javascript, Jquery.

But Soon realized this is not enough as a developer. Had to upskill myself and get the fundamentals of asp.net, c# mvc and json (for system health analysis). Anyway, advice is to do something you are passionate about and love. Then take this to learn as much as you can in a practical way in which you can use to develop software solutions for companies.

I just registered this morning at Unisa for the BSC in computing just to have paperwork behind my name, but personally i dont think it matters what computing degree you have, so long as you have the exp to back it up and the ability to learn and adapt in the forever changing computer language.

 

[kripstoe]

Good to see that some posters here mention passion. You often see and hear about people that leave the development field, because they realise it's not their passion.