Curious minds want to know: how can one break into a new tech specialty or niche without the traditional formal education or prior experience?
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Top comments (6)
Two words, THE BASICS
And the below steps really sums it up for me
1- Learn your basics.
2- Progress slowly.
3- Repeat.
And avoid those pitfalls:
1- Learn a lot in a short time.
2- Bury what you don't understand.
3- Don't apply what you learn.
So again, don't rush it 😵💫. You can learn ANYTHING 😎! And learning is marathon not a sprint 🏃!
Great tips! I am actually doing those 3 things on my journey to become a Front End Dev atm. What do you think are the basics of learning Front End Dev?
I am not a frontend developer, so I am not aware that much of the exact needed skills 🤷🏼♂️.
That said, I highly think that mastering HTML, CSS and, vanilla JS is the cornerstone of any successful frontend developer. Form there, you can upskill and use frontend frameworks.
Thanks so much! I appreciate it!
I am happy to read this. I have done some of your points in the past but I didn't know if I was wrong, If I was too slow or if Iwas using a wrong method. Thank you
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