How to become a web developer in 2021 | web developer salary | All-time-dev

If you are interested in learning web development but are confused that how could I will become a web developer then you have visited the right place in this post we are going to find out how to become a web developer in 2021 and will also find out some more things. So, if you are interested and like our content then share our post with your developer friends.

Who are web developers and what is their work?

A web developer is the one who creates different parts of a website in terms of its learnings like there are mainly three categories in which a web developer does its work frontend development, backend development, and full-stack development. A frontend developer is the one who creates the look of a website. 

They are also divided into specific works like UI designing, UX designing, designer and the one who writes the code, etc. A backend developer is the one who creates the backend of the website and works with the database to connect the contact form, login and sign up form, etc with the database to drive the user data safe and they also make websites dynamic. 

So, that the owner of the website can add images, videos, and content to its website easily without copy-pasting or writing any code. And at last, the full stack developer creates both the frontend and backend of a website. 

Qualifications of a web developer

Now, we will find out the educational qualifications you will need to get hired as a web developer. First of all, if you want to learn web development you don't need any educational qualifications you can learn it for free from online courses or youtube tutorials. In our other sections, we will also talk about the best web development roadmap and the best ways to learn the skills that we are going to mention in our web development roadmap.

• Childhood Schooling
• Primary Schooling 
• High Schooling
• bachelor degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science or a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science 

Web development Roadmap

HTML

HTML is the structure of a website. If you are getting hired in any of the companies if it is big or it is small you must know HTML because without HTML you will not be able to create the structure of a website and without it, you cannot add anything on your web page including the videos and images. 

So, if you are want to become a web developer you must make sure that you should have a good knowledge of HTML like its basic tags like header tag, footer tag, IMG tag, etc, and at least 80% of HTML because there are also some hard things in HTML like canvas. So, 80% HTML will be enough for getting a job.

CSS

Next in our list is CSS, if HTML is the structure of a website then CSS is the beauty of that web page which makes it beautiful you have seen in many websites that there are beautiful animations and designs and colors are there in the website which makes it very beautiful and attractive and it is also a good way to attract customers for purchasing your products.

And CSS is also the second biggest factor for getting hired in a company because every company needs a web developer who has a good knowledge of basic web development scripting languages like HTML, CSS. So, you must also make sure that you know CSS not complete only 60% of CSS which includes basic properties and their values that you should know like background-color: orange, red, purple, pink, display: visible, hidden, inline, inline-block, etc.

JavaScript or Python

JavaScript is also a very important language if you want to become a web developer and it is used to add logic on your web page like animations, adding a timer, or adding an alert on your website regarding your users. So, it is also the main factor which companies will need you to know. 

It is pretty hard to learn complete JavaScript or even its 80%. So, you should know around 50% of JavaScript which included the basic JavaScript syntaxes like var, switch statements, loops, functions, etc and if you are not comfortable with JavaScript you can also learn Python for adding logic on your web page. But I will recommend learning JavaScript-only instead of Python.

PHP or Node JS

PHP is the best option in my opinion if you are creating simple and backend because it is easy to learn and use and you can use with MySQL and it is important because most of the companies want PHP developers and more than 80% of websites' backend are created using PHP. 

So, from this percentage, only you can guess how much demand PHP is and even WordPress and Facebook are also created in PHP only. And that's why I also recommend using PHP only but a majority of developers, coder, programmer hates PHP and some of them also say that it will die later or it is dead. 

So, if you want a detailed post on PHP then you can visit this post here is the link to the post. And even Node JS also has a good number of demand in companies like Netflix, Google, and more. So, if you are interested in NODE JS then it will also be a good option for you.

MySQL or Mongo DB

MySQL is a very good option for using as a database because it is very easy to learn and use and most of the websites uses MySQL only with PHP to create the backend and it has a very high demand and the same case is with Mongo DB only but they have less demand than MySQL but you can use it with all popular languages like Python, PHP, JavaScript, etc. 

And there are many differences in both of them but if you want to see them in detail and want to know more about them then you can visit our this post in which I have compared both of them. So, if you like any of them then I will recommend you some combinations. 

If you like MySQL then you should use it with PHP because it is much better and easy to use it with PHP and companies also hired PHP developers who have knowledge of MySQL instead of Mongo DB and if you liked Mongo DB then you can use it with NODE JS. 

Best tips for getting hired 

If you are a student and want a good job then in this post only I have also mentioned some pro tips for you so that you should get hired easily for your dream web development job.

• Must learn all the basics of web development languages properly and practice it.
• Create a Github repo and host your web development projects
• Must clear the basic theory of web development languages
• Learn additional languages, libraries, and frameworks 
• Be confident 
• Create a good resume and CV
• Do freelancing to gain work experience and part-time income as a web developer

Best online course sites to learn web development

Udemy

The best thing about Udemy I like is that they are affordable which is very good for students and they have a large variety of courses in which they provide certificates too but you will get a certificate only if you have purchased that course but if you want an official certificate then I will recommend you using other course selling sites because Udemy's certificates are non-accredited. 

But if you don't want any accredited certificate then their courses are very good and if you are not satisfied with their courses then you can also take a refund within 30 days without any question asked. They also offer a lot of free courses they provide around 600 free courses including fitness, coding, etc. 

There are also some cons in Udemy like they don't create course content means their instructors are responsible for creating the content which may affect the quality of the content and their courses run out of quality sometimes but it is OK it happens sometimes that's why I will recommend you that you should buy a course by first seeing its reviews and ratings and how popular that course is? 

But otherwise, Udemy is one of the best sites for buying and selling courses and gaining knowledge for different skills and I will also recommend you learn web development and become a better web developer with Udemy

Coursera

Now, let's talk about Coursera is also a very good alternative to Udemy if you want a accredit certification and they also have a variety of courses and they have a lot of free courses too which is around 2000 including health courses, coding courses, tech courses, music courses, etc. 

They have partnered with 200+ organizations like Imperial College, Stanford University, Google and IBM, and more for creating their learning programs and their courses are also affordable which is lower than on campus-based degrees in terms of price. 

They also allow you to download their course material means you can use it offline too. But they also have some cons like their pricing is a bit confusing and some of their courses are not good which may require prior knowledge but overall it is good and most of its courses are good. 

If you don't like Udemy then you can also use Course. I will recommend you become a web developer with Coursera.