Front End Dev

JavaScript is considered a great language for beginners. It’s partly because of its wide use on the internet, and partly because several of its features make it possible to write less-than-perfect code that still runs: it’s not as strict as many other languages, whether you’ve missed out a semi-colon or you don’t want to worry about memory management. But by the time you’re ready for interviews, you’ll want to feel confident that you know the ins and outs of the language, including some things that are done automatically and ‘behind the scenes’. In this article, we’ll cover some common JavaScript interview questions — as well as a few curveballs! Of course, every interview is different, and you may or may not be asked  any  questions of this kind. But the more you know, the better prepared you’ll be. PART I: CURVEBALL QUESTIONS It would seem pretty tough if any of the following questions cropped up in an interview. Nevertheless, these questions should still prove u...

What is HTML? Okay, so this is the only bit of mandatory theory. In order to begin to write HTML, it helps if you know what you are writing. HTML is the  language in which most websites are written . HTML is used to create pages and make them functional. The code used to make them visually appealing is known as CSS and we shall focus on this in a later tutorial. For now, we will focus on  teaching you how to build rather than design . The History of HTML HTML was first created by Tim Berners-Lee, Robert Cailliau, and others starting in  1989 . It stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. Hypertext means that the document contains  links that allow the reader to jump to other places  in the document or to another document altogether. The latest version is known as  HTML5 . A  Markup Language  is a way that computers speak to each other to control how text is processed and presented. To do this HTML uses two things: tags and  attribute...

A front end web developer as we know it (or maybe don't) is someone who uses HTML, CSS and JavaScript for a website or Web Application so that a user can see and interact with them directly. But is that all there is to know? How can you become a better front-end developer? Let's dig in. Learn HTML & CSS And become good at it. I guess there’s no way around it. Learn HTML & CSS. Why? Because the basics matter. HTML allows you to add content to a website while splitting it into headings, paragraphs, and tables. CSS lets a decent developer style the content and change things like colors, sizes, and borders. There are different online courses available on how to get started with HTML and CSS. You can sign up at Online courses like Coursera Team Treehouse. Codecademy FreeCodeCamp Udacity Udemy And while there are so many free resources out there, also try to invest in your learning by purchasing premium learning content and getting some certifications. After finis...