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Nicholas Wallen
Nicholas Wallen
12,278 Points
Posted by Nicholas Wallen
Nicholas Wallen
12,278 Points

Confused on what projects to tackle as a first timer for Front End Web Development. Any suggestions would be appreciated

So I have went through several of the tracks here on Treehouse, learning HTML, CSS and Javascript.

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I love it, but I know I am now at the point in which I need to start building stuff myself. My only concern is, I have no idea what to build. Are there any helpful tips that you guys could provide that maybe worked for you, or perhaps a resource you can point me in the direction of which has various projects I can tackle in order to continue my learning?

All of my learning in regards to this has come from Treehouse. And as I can not financially afford one of their $100 a month programs, I need to focus on building my own stuff, versus just watching videos. It's August, and I really would like to be able to apply for a job within the field by no later than March 2019.

Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points
Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points

Do you have a local dev environment?

Adam N
Adam N
70,280 Points

Have you put up simple page live on the internet, yet? You could start there if you haven't.

2 Answers

Nicholas Wallen
Nicholas Wallen
12,278 Points
Nicholas Wallen
Nicholas Wallen
12,278 Points

I have Notepad++ if that is what you mean.

Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points
Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points

Ok, that is a text editor and an important part of a local dev environment. My point is that if you want to build stuff yourself. You need tools and a workshed. So, I would recommend starting out by getting properly setup. Now for the best part... it can all be done for free so don't worry about cost.

What is your current OS?

If you are on windows or mac there are courses for setting up a dev environment - just search on dev environment.

I like using XAMPP on anything but Linux (it's just LAMP but basically the same thing) - key being that you have an *AMP stack (Apache web server, MySQL and PHP) - will be glad to explain more if interested.

Philip Schultz
Philip Schultz
11,437 Points
Philip Schultz
Philip Schultz
11,437 Points

Why not make up a business, like a coffee shop or pizza place? Also, I hear its good practice to try and copy a site the best you can. I took a course on Udemy (pretty good prices right now) and the first project was to copy the homepage of the BBC site. It was pretty fun. I'm not sure if that particular class is still available, but it came with a one year free web hosting subscription also. You can buy a course on Udemy for $10 (no monthly payments).