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Hi everyone!

I have a quick question about a website - I don't know much about building websites from scratch, but I'm here to learn so I can build a new website that I have in mind - The site is a TV scheduler, and I want it to have a digital guide similar to what's available on tv; ability to scroll etc. I also would like to be able to add snippets of info to each item on the schedule, as well as images and video as I see fit.. That should be good enough to start.. So the question is - Which Treehouse courses do I have to take to be able to create and maintain this website for myself, and how many hours do you think it will take to gain such proficiency?

2 Answers

Dustin McCaffree
Dustin McCaffree
14,310 Points

You could probably avoid learning any backend code. Is this your first time in programming at all? If so, here are my recommendations:

Go to 'tracks,' click on 'Front End Web Development.' I would honestly recommend the whole thing from beginning to end-- but as it says, I believe it is almost 60 hours of learning...

In the event that it is too much for you, I would start by doing at least the first three parts of the track, the "How to Make a Website," "CSS Basics," and "JavaScript Basics."

That should be enough for you to get started and begin to understand what you still lack. In the end, I would recommend using JSON and AJAX to do all of your snippets and dynamic loading of what shows are current, upcoming, etc.

There's a lot to do. I've probably spent a few hundred hours learning on here, plus time on the side of course just doing personal projects and small client things... And I still feel way too new to do anything very substantial.

Don't be disheartened though! There is so much that you WILL be able to do that you couldn't before-- even after just a few hours. Becoming a coding Jedi is a long process.

PS: When it comes to learning JavaScript, my favorite part of coding, I would recommend not JUST using TreeHouse. This is a wonderful site, but also try following this beginner's study guide and completing the end challenge:

http://javascriptissexy.com/how-to-learn-javascript-properly/

Good luck, Marcus! I wish you the best!

Dustin

Thanks so much Dustin! That was an amazingly detailed response..

Yes, this is my first time programming.. I'll take your recommendations on board as I begin my journey.. Thanks again!

I highly recommend JS is sexy blog. great stuff.

Thanks Jacob!