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Posted by Lorin Min
Lorin Min
4,259 Points

If I want to take a course to become a front web developer , in what order should I proceed?

Having no knowledge in coding, I'm doing it for the first time.

I would like to become one who is eligible to become a front-web designer, but a bit confused about the procedures.

I finished the course of Digital Literacy , and now feeling ambivalent about whether I shoud go with the "Web design" course or the "Front End Web Development " course.

I'm going to do both, but which would be better to be first ?

Could I have any advice or referance for this issue?

Thank you

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,695 Points

front end development probably has more javascript, ie. does stuff that might be a little less presentation and more interaction. It's codier and for some people that might be a problem.

1 Answer

Tanja Schmidt
Tanja Schmidt
11,798 Points
Tanja Schmidt
Tanja Schmidt
11,798 Points

You can find a lot of the basic courses on HTML and CSS in both tracks. Besides that the Web Design Track is more about the looks - it does not solely teach coding but also gives you an overview on design themes like brand design or logo design and teaches you how to use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for instance. The Front End Dev Track is more about coding itself and teaches you besides HTML and CSS for example JavaScript - it allows you to build more complex websites than the Web Design Track does.

If you like design and want to build good looking websites, I personally would start with the Web Design Track and then move on to Front End Web Development - you don't have to take the courses again, that you've already went through on the other track, you can directly move on to those that are new to you. And even before you finish your first track you can start taking courses from another track or, of course, courses that aren't in any track at all. BTW: I'm doing the same and it works fine for me. :-)