Whenever you intend to learn some new skill, you usually go to Udemy, Coursera, or any other platform, I'm not against any of these platforms, the problem is most of the courses they offer are Paid courses.

So in this article, I'm going to talk about the best and free resources for you to learn web development. Before going into the resources I would like you to know the benefits of learning web development and what web development means.

What does web development mean?

Web development is simply building and maintaining websites and web apps like Amazon, Evernote, AliExpress, etc. It is the work that happens behind the scene to make a website look great, work well, fast and responsive. All this may feel scary at first, but you need not learn everything at once.

There are different roles or jobs in web development like Front-end, Backend, Full-stack which is a topic of discussion for some other day.

What are the benefits of learning web development?

• It is one of the high paid and in-demand skills worldwide. You can check the average salary of a web developer in the US here.
• As everything is online nowadays, having this skill will open many doors for you. And moreover, it is the job of tomorrow.
• There is always more to learn and explore.
• You can work remotely. There are many people who do freelancing and earn a lot compared to job-going individuals.

Ok, now enough of the introduction let's start with today's topic. And before starting I want to make it very clear that whatever I'm writing is my research and are my favorite resources and I haven't been paid by anyone to write about them and non of the below links are affiliate links.

So here we go.

Top free resources to learn web development from.

1. YouTube.

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Yes, you read it right according to my experience of learning how to code so far, youtube is the best resource anyone can get. You can find plenty of amazing channels, tutorials that are really better than any paid courses on youtube.

So youtube is the main topic of discussion in this article. I will tell you the top channels which teach web development extremely well.

• The Net Ninja.

  This is a great channel to get started, his teaching approach is brilliant. He has a good playlist around topics like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Nodejs, etc which are beginner-friendly.

• Traversy Media.

  Brad Traversy is very famous on youtube when it comes to web development. His courses give brief information about topics and he has a huge number of playlists. You can also find some useful projects on his channel.

• Dev Ed.

  Ed is a really creative and fun guy, you can see that while he is teaching. He'll keep you hooked on the topic without making you feel bored. He's my favorite because he makes sure to teach you whatever is important even while coding a project.

• Web Dev Simplified.

  If you are looking for some good projects then you should definitely check out this channel.

There are a lot more channels which I haven't mentioned, you are free to explore but if you are new to web development I would strongly suggest you start off with these above channels.

2. freeCodeCamp.org.

Freecodecamp is a nonprofit organization that aims to help people learn to code for free. It has a well-designed curriculum around topics such as Frontend Development, Data Visualization, Machine learning, and more.

Freecodecamp follows the "learn by doing" approach which provides learners with many hands-on projects. It has a combination of articles, videos, and projects.

It also has a forum and many chatrooms where like minds meet and encourage each other to learn to code, it has both beginners who are new to coding and also experts who want to skill up in their carrier. Working together as a community. They also have a youtube channel.

The reason why I like freecodecamp is that they provide interactive learning, unlike many other websites that are like ebooks with no video content and no interactivity.

The interesting thing is they also provide certificates that you can earn on completion of any major section. But the certificates are not recognized and do not hold any major value, they are just for your motivation.

3. The Odin Project.

The Odin Project provides an open-source curriculum that is completely online. It was founded in 2013 which is now maintained by many volunteers, and interestingly many of them are the people who are learning to code.

You can use the odin project to learn at your own pace, it has a great collection of resources to learn web development. At the end of few lessons, you get to apply what you have learned by building a mini-project and at the end of the major section a final project.

But the problem with the odin project is, it is less interactive compared to freecodecamp. But if you are someone who likes to read the concepts then odin project is for you.

Conclusion

It's a good thing to explore all different sources to learn, but don't spend hours in search of the best courses, the hardest thing is to get started so, just find something good and start learning and focus on improving every day, don't just run behind the best courses.

In the present world certificates hold no value so focus on building your skills.

Thank you so much for reading till the end.

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