When did you feel comfortable enough to apply for that first Front End Development job?

This is a question on a lot of our minds, I think. This comment will keep me updated on the answers as they come in.

I know this is not an answer to your question but i think the courses here on business, careers, and soft skills are a good supplement while waiting for a more specific answer. You may find four or five people say different things.

I believe that learning to think like the person that might hire you is a good idea. Or even better only applying to people who think like you. You will both understand each other more. I have learned that many things are not based on strict objectivity. I believe that a large part of this is subjective.

Not to say that there aren't objective skills you need to have. But I bet there is a point when "being the right person" is probably the deciding factor among many factors.

"what is A problem they have that I can solve?"

Right? That's really the question isn't it. Once that is answered, then it is a matter of fitting into their world. People want to be around people who fit into their world, get what they are about, their culture, get their jokes, inspire them, can problem solve etc. All while positively impacting their financial goals. People want to work for/with others for the same reasons.

Instead of mutual exploitation, I believe that the new business model is one of mutual cooperation and respect and dare I say friendship? Notice this website is named "team" treehouse. It has some significance and their business model is new and fresh.

So maybe my ranting helps or maybe not. I definitely don't want to downplay the importance of hard skills, but just wanted to add another dimension to your thread. I hope to hear some more of the answers myself regarding the specific languages you are supposed to know. The tracks also hint at this because they are based on what is needed for a particular endeavor.

Thanks for your answers, I've been asking myself the same question as well.

Thanks for all the great responses thus far. I feel 1000% better now. I love this community! Keep the thoughts coming!

Glad you feel better, honestly, from what you said it sounds like you are ready. Now you just need to get yourself out there and do it. If you've got a portfolio and know the basics of what is required and the willingness to take the initiative and learn then you are GOLDEN. The learning will never EVER end so might as well learn as you go along!

Just a note... when I had my first interview for a web designer position, they weren't really interested in discussing my skills and portfolio (they already knew that I met that requirement, which is why I was given an interview!) I think the interview was really just to see if I fit in personality wise. We ended up spending almost the whole interview talking about completely unrelated personal stuff. You might get the occasional place that might ask a few tech questions but they should be basic! Don't worry yourself! I did and it was completely pointless in the end.