Front End Developer Roadmap

What is Front End?

All mobile apps and all websites are made of two parts: Front End and Back End.

Right now, as you are reading this text, you are looking at the Front End of the website.

All the text, images, buttons, and anything you can see on the screen are part of the Front End.

Who is a Front-End Developer?

A Front-End Developer is someone who builds the visual part of a website or mobile app.

The process usually works like this: first, a designer creates the design of the app or website. Then the design is given to the Front-End Developer, and they use programming languages and technologies to turn that design into a real, working application.

Who will be more successful in Front-End development?

If you have the traits below, you will probably do better in Front-End programming:

• Someone who can tell what looks beautiful and eye-catching
• Someone with good taste
• Someone who is patient
• Someone who cares about the arrangement of elements on a page
• Someone who notices even the small movement of one pixel
• Someone who enjoys colors and mixing them
• Someone who, if cooking for several people, makes a dish each person likes
• Someone who thinks about how people with disabilities do daily tasks and wants to make the world easier for them
• Someone who connects with art

But don’t worry if you don’t have all these traits.

These are not strict rules. If you don’t have all of them but you feel interested in Front-End, try it!

I cannot tell you, “You are not good for Front-End.” Only you can discover that by trying.

How is the job market for Front-End development?

To understand how big the Front-End job market is, you can simply visit job websites and search for the term “Front End.”

You will quickly see how many companies are looking for Front-End developers and how strong the demand is in this field.

Based on my personal experience in the projects I’ve worked on, I can say that in most cases the number of Front-End developers needs to be almost twice the number of Back-End developers.

This means that in many projects, the Front-End team is even two times bigger than the Back-End team.

Of course, this is not always the case. It depends on the type of project and what it needs.

How can you become a Front-End developer?

I have prepared a roadmap for you that includes everything you need to learn.

This roadmap is made with a focus on the job market, which means I added only the skills that are really important for getting your first Front-End job.

Of course, there are many other things you can learn in Front-End development, but this roadmap shows the most essential parts you need to start working.