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Beginner to job-ready

Frontend Developer learning path

The most-walked route into web work. Get HTML and CSS right, learn your tools, spend real time on JavaScript before any framework, then learn React and ship projects you can show employers.

Courses
5
Time
6–9 months part-time
About 1300 hrs by provider estimates
Free certificates
4
Cost
Free
Certificates may cost extra where noted

The steps

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  1. freeCodeCamp

    Responsive Web Design Certification

    Fundamentals first: semantic HTML, CSS layout and five small projects.

    300 hrsBeginnerFree certificate

  2. The Odin Project

    Foundations Course

    Set up a real developer environment and learn Git properly.

    100 hrsBeginnerNo certificate

  3. freeCodeCamp

    JavaScript Certification

    The long middle. Do not skip it for a framework.

    300 hrsBeginnerFree certificate

  4. freeCodeCamp

    Front-End Development Libraries Certification

    React and friends, once plain JavaScript feels comfortable.

    300 hrsIntermediateFree certificate

  5. University of Helsinki

    Full Stack Open: Deep Dive Into Modern Web Development

    Modern React, testing and deployment at university standard.

    300 hrsIntermediateFree certificate