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Posted by Dmitriy Kavyazin
Dmitriy Kavyazin
15,624 Points

Best way to learn

Hi. I am taking taking front-end-dev and would like a recommendation for the best way to learn on tree house. Are the lessons and exercises enough or do people craft a portfolio with their own code on "workspaces" right away?

Thanks.

3 Answers

Jaco Kotzee
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Jaco Kotzee
Courses Plus Student 20,157 Points
Jaco Kotzee
Jaco Kotzee
Courses Plus Student 20,157 Points

I found that the best way to learn is to start with a Track, in your case it will be 'Front-End-Development Track' - which you can find here:

Then, Workspaces are NOT there to craft a portfolio,

1st: it's simply there to help you follow along with the course (step-by-step) you are currently doing.

2nd: You can fiddle around with code found in projects, and experiment with the code to enhance your learning.

I hope this helps you.

Dustin Matlock
Dustin Matlock
33,856 Points
Dustin Matlock
Dustin Matlock
33,856 Points

Hi Dmitriy, while you can take the development track first, I'd recommend taking the more basic Web Design track for starters.

Dmitriy Kavyazin
Dmitriy Kavyazin
15,624 Points

thanks, that helps.

Juan Luna
Juan Luna
11,483 Points
Juan Luna
Juan Luna
11,483 Points

I just started Front End Development track, I think that you should do Web Design track first; I'm reading this book (https://cdn.tutsplus.com/net/uploads/legacy/1052_best_way_to_learn_js/eloquent.png) at the same time that I'm doing the track, pretty useful.