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Front End Development Certification

freeCodeCamp

7 recommenders · 8 threads · recommended in 3 years, 2016–2018 · score 7.1

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A free, self-paced front-end web development curriculum from freeCodeCamp covering HTML, CSS, JavaScript and related tools, built around hands-on projects that earn a certificate. It is intended to take learners from basics to building full web apps.

Commenters call it a free, project-driven path that makes learners figure things out with documentation, and say it is a solid start for becoming a front-end developer.

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20162018

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  1. Strongly recommendscapozzic1r/learnprogramming2017in “Learning-by-doing. Is freeCodeCamp the best website to learn to code?”

    Freecodecamp is great. I finished their front end track last year and have been focusing on adding projects to my portfolio. I think Codeschool.com js also very solid because it has 7 minute or less videos followed by exercises. Udacity.com also has a lot of very good content. I have taken all…

  2. Strongly recommends_carnager/webdev2016in “Want to Learn WebDev, have some coding experience”▲ 1

    Freecodecamp.com is a great course for learning Web Development. It starts out with basic syntax and progresses I to full blown Web Apps. While the FCC curriculum focuses on Javascript, I think it would be a great resource for you to learn the front end, HTML, CSS, javascript, jQuery. That will…

  3. Recommendswillmcavoyr/learnprogramming2018in “The 30 year old starting to learn to code: Just bought the web developer bootcamp course by Colt Steele on Udemy.”▲ 1

    I’ve used it. It’s a good course, and thorough. But instead, I’d recommend starting with freecodecamp.com. It sets you on the career path to becoming a front end dev all the same, except in the end it exposes you to not-for-profits that need code done for them, that you can then put in a portfolio.

  4. Recommendsdarwin911r/learnprogramming2018in “Looking to transform a local tool into a web app, and I have no clue where to start on the Front End.”

    Hi! I've been learning Front End languages for some months now using different resources but I'd say start with something like freeCodeCamp, but also the free courses on CodeAcademy aren't too bad. I am also happy to just help out with what I know so far. You can get a lot done just with CSS3, but…

  5. Recommendsscrewhead1r/learnprogramming2018in “Good resources for learning CS in general”

    https://teachyourselfcs.com is a pretty good starting point for all the basics in a CS curriculum from learning programming, data structures, operating systems, databases, etc.. Khan Academy has pretty good stuff, as do online courses from MIT and Stanford. If you wanna learn front-end web…

  6. Recommendscapozzic1r/learnprogramming2018in “I have 3 months of no work. I want to spend 40 hours a week learning how to program.”

    If you had 5-6 months, I'd say Udacity's Full Stack Nanodegree since they have really good content. It might be self-paced, you should check it out. Otherwise, I'd do freecodecamp's front end certificate program. Then do codeschool.com's advanced js/js framework/css/sass/design courses. You should…

  7. RecommendsTioor/learnprogramming2016in “Experiences and opinions on web based learning courses?”

    For front end technologies (HTML5, CSS, JS), there are a ton of free online based courses. I would suggest freecodecamp. Not only do they teach you the basics, but also how to keep going on your own by using free documentation, such as mozilla developer network or w3schools. The most important…

  8. RecommendsKAMFlamencor/learnprogramming2016in “How good is the course on Free Code Camp?”▲ 2

    I am actually working on it towards Front-End certificate. It depends on your background. For me, I've taken CodeAcademy course, as well Udacity and though those sites are great to start off, they pretty much hold your hand throughout the course. Nothing wrong with that, but in the long term…

  9. Mentionshsilmanr/learnprogramming2018in “Switch to software development past 30?”▲ 2

    I'm 33. Over the past year, I did CS50X and Freecodecamp's front end course. Then I decided to enroll in an cc online CS course. Costs me $1300/semester and I don't have to take any classes but can and some math since I already have a degree. I'm sure people can do this all on their own, but I'm…

  10. Mentionsthinkbeer/learnprogramming2017in “How important is it to know c?”

    CS50 is an amazing class that will make you sweat and learn, but I don't know if its approach is what you need right now, given your time constraints. It strives to teach you a little about what's going on under the hood of your machine by introducing you to concepts like data structures and…

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