How to Become a Full Stack Web Developer in 2021?

Introduction

Hello beautiful readers! So, as we all understand that today a  full-stack web development is quite prominent and there are plenty of jobs waiting for you in this domain. So, in this blog, I will attempt to provide a comprehensive roadmap on how can you become a full-stack developer.

So, who are full-stack developers?

There are backend developers who create APIs, design and organize the database and execute all the operations which facilitate the website to accomplish tasks and operate with the data. And, then there are frontend developers who formulate the frontend of the website and make it responsive and user-friendly. They create web pages to allow the backend to interact with the user.

So, a full stack developer is a developer who can do both these chores. A full-stack developer can create a comprehensive website on their own since he does both sides by himself. So, now we have discussed this in detail, quite a lot of people aspire to be full-stack developers. Let’s now moved into the real topic — how to become a full-stack developer in 2021? Moreover, at the blog end, I would tell you what frameworks you should know and from what sources you can learn them. Today we are going to discuss a comprehensive blog guide to become a web developer in 2021. This will be a logical guideline for all sorts of developers (front-end, backend, and full-stack). 

Decide Your Objective or Path First

We will examine plenty of technologies, trends, and tools, but we don’t want you to get subdued, so you need to decide first what do you need to do to become a web developer because that will assist you to select the correct tools and technology to understand. There are plenty of various reasons to become a web developer some alternatives are provided below…

 You want to work for an organization as a web developer which is a greatly prominent and formal reason.

· You want to work as a freelance developer to commence your own business or as a freelancer agency.

· You can become a consultant for different businesses.

· You can develop your app to earn money.

· You want to utilize this ability to become a sophisticated content creator.

· You want to Code as a pastime.

From the above area of interest or purpose, you can pick up the precise tools and technology that correlates to your objective. If your objective is to become only a front-end developer you can select the tools and technology of front-end development. The same goes for backend and full-stack development.

Essential Tools and Software for Web Development

·       Computer & OS: 

Y   you can’t jot down code without a computer and OS operating on it. To understand web development you don’t require any sort of brilliant computer (If you have one it’s nice …). You can utilize any sort of mid-range laptop or desktop. For the operating system, you can utilize macOS, Windows (Latest version), or Linux whatever is habitable for you.

·       Text Editor / IDE: 

      no doubt VSCode is reasonable for maximum cases and vast languages. It has decent performance, tremendous extensions,a built-in terminal, and plenty of features as well. In the 2020 Stack Over flow survey, VSCode was developers’ primary preference as well. You moreover have some different reasonable alternatives such as Sublime Text, Vim, or Atom. If we discuss IDEs so Visual Studio (ASP.net or C#), Eclipse, and Net beans (Java). are good alternatives.

·        Web Browser: 

M   most developer’s primary option is either Chrome or Firefox. Chrome is rapid, and it utilizes a V8 engine (JavaScript engine). Firefox has moreover come a long way and some of its nice stuff is not in the Chrome browser. Both browsers have incredible development tools to troubleshoot the problems in web development. Other web browsers to get friendly with are Safari, Edge, and Brave.

·       Terminal: 

Y   you will be functioning a lot with CLI utilizing some system commands. You can utilize the default or third-party terminal for your web development project. Bash, Zsh, Powershell, Git Bash, iTerm, Hyper all are alternatives available to utilize.

·       Design (Optional): 

N   not everybody requires to understand this. In big corporations, there is a particular team to make pictures, logos, or sketches but if you are a front-end developer, or you’re doing as a freelancer then you may have to comprehend Adobe XD, Photoshop, Sketch, or Figma.

Highly Customised Reusable CSS Components

Rather than depending on huge CSS frameworks like Bootstrap, it’s nice to develop your own modular, reusable CSS components to utilize in your projects. You don’t need to import the comprehensive library if you create your custom design. You create the component that you only require for the unique UI.



A new trend- " Saas " also has proved out to be highly grateful that assists in writing CSS code more efficiently. If you already understand CSS then you don’t require to put so much effort into comprehending Saas. Saas is a CSS preprocessor that adds more functionality to standard CSS and makes it extra productive. You can utilize variables, nesting, conditionals to decrease the repetition of CSS and make it more valuable.

"Saas"- gives things like variables, mixins, functions, nesting, etc. You can moreover develop your different Saas files for each reusable component. Sass saves plenty of time, so you should understand it in 2021.

CSS Frameworks

Understanding CSS frameworks is a bit less prominent than last year but yet very applicable or valuable for developers who are not good with design. There are plenty of prominent CSS frameworks available to utilize, some of them are provided below.

Bootstrap

It is the most prominent CSS framework (Bootstrap 5 released) to understand. Understanding bootstrap enables learning different frameworks as well.

Tailwind CSS

It is another framework that is earning vogue, and it is a little distinct from the others. It is a set of utility classes so that you can develop your buttons and different stuff which looks unique from the others. They are moreover highly customizable.

Materialize

Based on the material design, this framework is a mixture of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This is moreover a very beneficial and prominent library to develop your frontend application.

Bulma

It is a modular and lightweight open-source CSS framework.

UI Design

For frontend developers, it will be great if they enrich their abilities in understanding some UI design principles and methods. In organizations maybe someone else will be performing this for you but it’s nice to have an eye on some fundamental UI design stuff.

·        Color and Contrast

·         White Space

·         Scaling (sizing relative to different elements)

·         Visual Hierarchy ( arrange in order of importance)

·         Typography (Text typefaces, sizing, etc)

JavaScript

After understanding HTML and CSS, the next thing that you require to understand is JavaScript. Developers need to have a sufficient command of JavaScript fundamentals. You will be utilizing a lot of JavaScript with server-side languages such as PHP, Python, or ASP.net, and understanding this language is much required if you want to function with React, Angular, NodeJS, Vue, or any other JavaScript framework or library. Below are some critical topics you should cover in JavaScript…