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Web Development Roadmap for Beginners (Step-by-Step)

A step-by-step web development roadmap for beginners: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Node.js, databases and deployment — with the order that actually works.

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What this article covers

  1. 01The order matters more than the tools

    • Why beginners stall when they learn frameworks first
    • The five layers: markup, styling, logic, framework, data

  2. 02Weeks 1-4: HTML, CSS and the browser

    • Semantic HTML and why it affects SEO and accessibility
    • Layout with Flexbox and CSS Grid
    • Mini-project: a responsive personal page

  3. 03Weeks 5-12: JavaScript fundamentals

    • DOM, events, fetch and async/await
    • Mini-project: a small app that talks to a public API

  4. 04Months 4-6: React, Node.js and databases

    • Components, state and routing
    • Building a REST API with Node.js
    • SQL vs NoSQL: SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB

  5. 05From learner to hired

    • Portfolio projects that impress Nigerian employers and clients
    • Deploying on a real web server
    • Where the Kortix Web Development cohort fits in

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