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mason mccaffrey
2,106 Pointsweb design or front end web development course first?
Hi guys I'm new to tree house, I completed the computer literacy portion of the tracks and now I am about 5 hours in on the web design track. But I'm wondering if I'm wasting my time with this track because I am more interested in becoming a front end web developer.
So my question is, should I stop the web design course and move to the front end web development course or will the web design course give me a lot of info that I need before jumping into the front end web development course?
Thank you in advance.
2 Answers
M W
3,446 PointsHi Mason, At least a 1/4 of the web designer track is identical to the Web development course (HTML and CSS) so even by continuing with the track you're currently on you will cover much of what you will find when you start the web development track. If you have no intention whatsoever of creating your own websites then personally I would just do the developer track if your time is limited. If time isn't an issue then, as Steven mentioned, finish the one you're doing right now then start the development track for a more complete overview. Ultimately I would do what you feel is right for you - ask 10 different people and you'll get ten slightly different opinions. The best voice is probably the one in your head (unless you drink a lot!)....;)
Steven Parker
231,007 PointsYou don't need anything from the design track to take the developer courses. But having both skills is a definite advantage. Even if you end up working as a developer with dedicated designers, your knowledge of and appreciation for their contribution to the process will ease integration.
So unless you're pressed for time, I'd say finish your current track and then jump into development (that's what I did).
mason mccaffrey
2,106 PointsThanks for the reply. That sounds like a good plan and I'll do that then. I do have a baby on the way so studying might get a little harder but still doable.
Is it a feasible plan to start working from home as a kind of part time thing before getting a job? Or is that not very likely to happen?
mason mccaffrey
2,106 Pointsmason mccaffrey
2,106 Pointshaha thanks man. Yeah right after i posted this question I went to the front end web development course and it was the same and I thought my computer wasn't refreshing or something then I realized it's a lot of the same stuff in the beginning. So that was good to know, thanks for the help.