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Frontend Developer Roadmap
Free courses in the order a front end developer actually needs them: HTML for structure, CSS for layout, JavaScript for behaviour, TypeScript for safety, React and Next.js for real applications, Git to ship, and eight projects to prove it. Every lesson runs in your browser and every course before the projects step ends with a free certificate.
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The front end developer path, step by step
Each step is an existing Coddy course. Take them in order, or jump into the one you are missing - your progress is saved per course either way.
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CSS: layout and designDedicated page
Start this stepStartSelectors, the box model, colours and typography, then flexbox, grid, responsive layouts, transitions and animation across two sections. This is the step where a page starts to look like the ones you use.StartDedicated page2 sections, in order - 3Step 3
JavaScript, the whole languageDedicated page
Start this stepStartFundamentals, logic and control flow, then objects and classes, in three sections. Front end work is JavaScript work; every framework after this step is only a way of organising it, and it is readable only once the language is.StartDedicated page3 sections, in order - 4Step 4
JavaScript in the browserDedicated page
Start this stepStartThe DOM, events, fetching data and building interactive pages without a framework, then practical front end patterns. This is where HTML, CSS and JavaScript become one thing: a page that responds to the person using it.StartDedicated page2 sections, in order - 5Step 5
TypeScriptDedicated page
Start this stepStartTypes, interfaces, generics and the compiler's errors as a tool. Nearly every professional React codebase is TypeScript, so it comes right before the framework rather than as an afterthought.StartDedicated page - 6Step 6
React and Next.jsDedicated page
Start this stepStartComponents, props, state, hooks and rendering, then Next.js for routing, data loading and real applications. The framework most front end jobs list, taught after the language it is written in.StartDedicated page2 sections, in order - 7Step 7
Git and version controlDedicated page
Start this stepStartCommits, branches, merging, resolving conflicts and remotes. Every front end job and every portfolio project lives in a Git repository; learning it here means the projects in the next step are shipped the way real work is.StartDedicated page - 8Step 8
Projects: build what you have seen
Start this stepStartFlexbox and selectors drills, DOM and array-method practice, then real builds: a Coddy profile card, an Instagram page, a Netflix sign-in page and an image slider. Each one is a portfolio piece a recruiter can open.Start8 courses, in order- CSS Flexbox - The Complete Course15 lessons
- CSS Selectors15 lessons
- JavaScript DOM Methods13 lessons
- Array Methods in JavaScript18 lessons
- Coddy Profile Card Clone | Front-end project26 lessons
- Instagram Page Clone | Front-End Project16 lessons
- Netflix Sign-in Page Clone | Front-end project19 lessons1 challenges
- Slider | Front-end Project23 lessons1 challenges
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Add to LinkedInWhy learn front end development on Coddy
- You see the page you build. Every HTML, CSS and JavaScript lesson renders live in the browser next to your code, so a wrong selector or a broken flexbox is visible in the second you write it, not in a screenshot at the end.
- The right order, and no skipped JavaScript. Most front end courses rush from HTML to a framework; this path gives JavaScript three full sections before React, because a framework is only readable once the language underneath it is.
- AI hints that read your markup and your code. When a layout breaks or a component does not render, Bugsy looks at what you wrote and nudges you toward the fix without handing over the answer.
- Projects a recruiter can open. The last step is eight real builds - clones of pages you already know - each a shareable piece of a portfolio, plus a free certificate for every course in the first seven steps.
Frequently asked questions about becoming a front end developer
How do I become a front end developer?
Learn HTML, CSS and JavaScript well enough to build a page from a blank file, add TypeScript and one framework (React is the safe choice), learn Git, then build three or four real projects without a tutorial and put them online. That is this path, in that order. The projects matter more than the certificates: a front end portfolio is the one thing a hiring manager can judge in thirty seconds.
Should I learn HTML, CSS or JavaScript first?
HTML first, then CSS, then JavaScript, and give JavaScript the most time. HTML takes a couple of weeks and CSS a month to become comfortable with; JavaScript is a full programming language and is where most self-taught front end developers cut corners. This path gives it three sections plus a section on the DOM before any framework appears.
Do I need TypeScript to be a front end developer?
For a job, almost always: the large majority of professional React and Next.js codebases are written in TypeScript, and a listing that says 'JavaScript' usually means TypeScript in practice. It is a short step once JavaScript is solid, which is why it sits right before React on this path rather than at the end.
React, Vue or Angular: which framework should I learn?
React, unless a specific job you want says otherwise. It has the most job postings by a wide margin, the largest ecosystem, and Next.js on top of it is what most new production sites are built with. The ideas - components, state, props, rendering - transfer to Vue and Angular later in a week or two. This path teaches React and Next.js.
How long does it take to learn front end development?
Around six to nine months at an hour a day to reach a junior level with a portfolio. On this path HTML and CSS take six to eight weeks together, JavaScript two to three months, TypeScript two weeks, React and Next.js six weeks, and the projects step as long as you keep building. The number that matters is finished projects, not finished lessons.
Does this path cover testing, accessibility or state management?
Not as their own courses, and we would rather say so than pad the page. Semantic markup, the foundation of accessible pages, is part of the HTML step, and React's own state handling is covered; a testing course, deeper accessibility work and a state library are on the curriculum roadmap and join this path as new steps when they ship.
Can I get a front end job with only free courses?
Yes, if the courses produce a portfolio, which is the reason this path ends with eight projects. What employers screen for is a page you built that they can open, a Git history that shows you built it, and an interview in which you can explain a layout and a component. All three come from this path; none require a paid bootcamp.
