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Desmond Dallas
Desmond Dallas
6,985 Points
Posted by Desmond Dallas
Desmond Dallas
6,985 Points

Advise??

Hi, I have signed up for your basic 7 day free plan. I have Only just starting learning programming in the last couple weeks.

I want to learn JavaScript and move onto learning other languages.

However my aim is to develop the skills to be able to develop websites for personal clients and to be able to apply for programming job positions.

1) Would I be better off doing the JavaScript course (only) for prospect programming jobs or the web development course?

Reason I ask this is because the web development course teaches 3 different languages, HTML, JavaScript and CSS but don't know if it teaches indepth on all 3 languages. What language would you recommend to learn first. Please keep in mind I don't mind how hard it is as long as its achievable. I wish to learn the best language that will give me good prospects for job positions and then develop my skills with other languages later on.

2) Does anyone know if there much of a difference in your basic and pro plans?

2 Answers

cedricc
cedricc
37,590 Points
cedricc
cedricc
37,590 Points

Hello,

I like to learn with video, is more relevant for me. I find here on Treehouse, I think, the best courses of JavaScript. I don't need to ask question because the video of the course is very detail. And with good understand of JavaScript, you can build any project.

Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points
Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points

Hello there,

JavaScript is a great language to learn - it has become a very versatile language that you can do all kinds of things with. While you don't necessarily need all of the front-end web courses, I would recommend learning some basic HTML and CSS at least - learning the parts of a web page and how CSS targets them can help you to understand some of the things you'll be writing in front-end JavaScript. That's just my two cents, though - ultimately, learn whatever you want to!

From a job standpoint, most front-end JavaScript jobs I've seen want you to at least be familiar with HTML and CSS as well, with variances based on whether the job specializes in a specific library (like Node.js, for example). The best thing to do is probably to search for jobs in your area and see what it is they want - requirements can vary a lot depending on where you are.