what to do after front end track? ...I need some advice.

Ok first of all: Java is not equal to JavaScript. Although the two languages have both the word Java in their names, they are two completely different programming languages.

If you followed the Front-End Development track here on Teamtreehouse you have come across the very well explained JavaScript Basic course held by Dave McFarland. And later also the jQuery courses by that british guy. I forgot his name. ;)

If you want to get into a Front-End Development position somewhere, you will need at least basic JavaScript and excellent HTML5 and CSS3 knowledge. Most companies (at least over here in Germany) are specifically looking for people who are fit with the most popular JavaScript libraries. Such as jQuery, Prototypes or Mootools for example. OF course there are more.

Java, PHP, SQL, Ruby and alike are for Backend Developers. Serverside programming. A Front-End Developer codes the Front-End. Not the Backend. But if you are keen to extend your knowledge to also Backend programming languages, you can always start learning. But in my personal opinion, one should first become really good at one category and after that think about stuffing more things into the brains :)

And most importantly: to memorize the things you are trying to learn, you need a good night's rest. It doesn't help much to stay up all night and rush through the treehouse courses... I see so many users on here who have thousands of points in their profiles and then they ask questions, of which the answers are absolute basic html or CSS knowledge. And then I wonder how those users ever got all these skill points.. did they sleep while watching the course videos?

So my tip is: sleep well, get up early and make yourself a good breakfast. Then read some news on your favorite news website and then start one course at a time. Not 20 in 24 hours...

To get started in the web-dev business sector, you can also follow smart programmers on twitter. I like what Dave McFarland is posting for example. Or Mike Jolley from the WordPress Core-Dev team. There are many good programmers, who provide their code via github or even codepen.

You can check out their code and learn by understanding how it works. MAybe you will get to the point where you find mistakes in their code on github. Then learn how to use github and push them fixes. Make yourself known. But this is actually a step that comes AFTER learning all of the above mentioned disciplines.

You can also follow blogs like https://css-tricks.com , The Treehouse Blog, certain WordPress theme developers like Yithemes, Elegant Themes, WooThemes etc. There are hundreds of good web design agencies out there that provide well structured info and news on coding and web standards in their blogs. Check out Themeforest to find developers. If you found one whose work you really like, check out the demo. Or even invest in buying the code and checking it out thoroughly. If you are interested in WordPress, you can also always just use the WP repository and download themes, that you like. Check them out and learn from the code base they provide.

Just use google and your common sense :)

Thanks for the advice! i know javascript != java. I guess i told him web developer when i meant to be more specific and say front-end. That makes sense. I do get plenty of sleep, but during the day(iamthabat). This entire time ive been trying to figure out why you would need to implement the other languages into front end if you can do so much with javascript...lol. Anyways im on adderal which helps me binge study and retain what i learn. I also go through each video twice, the first time i do the workspaces exercise while trying to grasp what they are explaining, the second time i take notes in my own words. I feel like treehouses courses are good.

I still dont understand why i couldnt do any of the problems App academy sent me...i guess i just need more practice. I havent learned how to use github yet, but im about to and ive been looking forward to it. I could use that to practice my code right? and i dont know if there are many places in Mississippi hiring front end developers...i really need to get out of this state. Anyways thanks for the advice yall!