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CSS

Posted by caleb kimbley
caleb kimbley
3,476 Points

Front end development

What is the best way to learn following the front end development track? should I finish the whole track or should I do a deep dive one at a time and stop to practice?

2 Answers

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

Here's my basic process:

  1. Watch the videos
  2. Take notes on the important concepts as well as syntax using workflowy
  3. Refer back to your notes about syntax when doing the code challenges
  4. At the end of each badge, build a little something for practice using the concepts you've just learned using codepen.

The real trick is to remember what's possible and how to reference it. So when I can't remember the exact syntax of a CSS property, I consult a CSS quick reference which I keep in my bookmark bar for handy reference.

This topic has been discussed a few times in this forum here are 2 great threads on the topic:

Pablo Litardo
Pablo Litardo
6,241 Points
Pablo Litardo
Pablo Litardo
6,241 Points

Really it's best if you finish the track in order, and in the mean while you can still stop and practice, it also helps to work on projects of you own.