During the '90s, I tried various things with websites that worked as an overwhelmed young person. In 2007, I rekindled my interest in websites when I was offered the opportunity to work on the association's website.
Since then, I've devoured knowledge on ads, project management, and web creation.
As a full-time and current/long-term contract web developer, I've figured out how to make enough money to pay the bills.
In my journey as someone who moved from not becoming a software developer to web creation, I've had many ups, downs, and lessons learned.
In my journey as a web developer without a software engineering background, I've encountered many ups and downs and learned many lessons. This is what I have come to realize:
1. This is a demanding career.
Web creation is complex, and learning anything about it is virtually impossible.
I've attended several meetups and events where I have no idea what people are talking about when it comes to programming. I'm a front-end developer, so I'm sure they were concerned about back-end or server problems.
Even though I'm a front-end developer, whenever I go to my local React meetup and they talk about it, I have no idea what's going on.
You will feel this as well. It's perfect. Things can prove more apparent over the long run.
2. Have a mentor
On the off chance that I had a mentor, I'd probably have diminished my ability to learn and adapt by a large amount. It's incredibly difficult for me to reach out for assistance. I witnessed injuries to young people, so I unknowingly imagined:
It's dangerous to ask for help.
It would demonstrate that I was not appropriate if I needed to ask for support,
Currently, I don't have a mentor, and I'm concentrating on finding one this year.
3. The most noteworthy attribute is compassion.
Taking care of complex problems and writing usable code will provide a lot of satisfaction. Hopefully, you find joy in making goods that change people's lives as well.
I help create websites in my current gig that drive the public authority forward and make it more accessible to its constituents. In previous positions, I was able to build websites that:
Link people to their Judaism through education, volunteerism, community service, and kindness.
Associate Grant Understudies. Associate teachers with assets that help them demonstrate their basic skills by learning through projects.
My entire career has revolved around "tech for good" and designing services that support individuals. Due to logical thought and figuring out riddles, this makes my vocation not only enjoyable but also satisfying.
4. Your second-best feature is problem-solving.
I've used the following tools, structures, and content management systems throughout my career as a developer (and I'm sure I'm forgetting a few):
- HTML
- CSS
- Sass
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- GreenSock
- React
- NodeJS
- PHP
- ASP
- Visual Basic (for automating Microsoft Excel tasks)
- SQL
- GraphQL
- Bootstrap
- Foundation
- WordPress
- ExpressionEngine
- MojoMotor
- Sitecore
- Drupal
- Gatsby
That doesn't make me a rock star or a ninja in any way. It simply means that a whole series of tools essentially do the same.
You must not be a developer of PHP, JavaScript, or something. You may be a developer of the web. You can use a set of tools and how to read the documents and then try and make mistakes.
4. Don't be afraid to hack away at both sides of the stack.
It's all right to have front-end or back-end practical experience. Since they are two different controls, it is advantageous to your career.
Nonetheless, the task at hand might require you to deal with both sides of the stack.
This first happened to me in 2008 when I was working on my first website. It was underlying static HTML, but it integrated the server-side with the intention that you only needed to convert one header record, one sidebar document, and one footer record on all pages.
5. Don't worry about working on the stack on both sides.
It's okay to be on the front or back end. This is good for your career as two different disciplines are involved.
However, the task you have to work on either side of the stack may require.
I saw this for the first time in 2008 when I managed my first website. It was built in static HTML, but it included server-side so that only a single file had to be altered on the header, a sidebar file, and a footer file on all pages.
Then I experienced WordPress work. It's a PHP-built content management system. In some cases, I wrote PHP to M when I wanted a specific result on the front end.
So I wrote PHP in some cases to make this happen when I wanted a special result at the front-end.
In recent contract work, websites not integrated into a content management system have used PHP extensively for server-side purposes and other functions.
These include the classical ASP, a back-end language.
I'm a front-end developing company, but I could do it when the task was to work on the backend of the stack.
If you use a content management system that has content stored within a base, you can also learn about databases as a bonus.
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