This is by far the most commonly asked question by those just about to enter the world of coding. But guess what? It’s the worst question to ask. It’s okay – we’ll forgive you, because we know you don’t know...
It’s sad but true; web development takes only a short time to learn, but a lifetime to master. No matter what way you look at it, there are only two things that can make you become an expert web developer;...
‘Web developer‘ is one of those jobs that most people don’t actually understand at all. One reason for that is because the term is such a broad one. ‘Web development’ can entail anything from web design or web content development...
You don’t need us to tell you that it takes time to build a decent web development career. It takes even more time to start making a reasonable income, especially in the early stages. Unfortunately, there is no magic formula;...
It’s no secret that learning to code takes time. While plenty of people have a natural flair for it and can build functioning apps or websites within a few weeks, there’s a lot of elbow grease required for others. No...
The best web developers in the world have pretty cool jobs. When they’re not building awesome things for the web they’re giving talks at cutting edge tech conferences, leading experimental open source projects, and enjoying their six figure salaries however...
Building cool stuff like games, apps and websites is what makes most people try out programming for the first time. But what makes them want to turn it into a career? It’s an exciting and ever-developing industry, for one thing....
There’s a common misconception that programming languages are all different variations on the same basic principles. While there are certain qualities that are the same for every language, they all do very different things. Some are only suited to one...
Originally released more than two decades ago, JavaScript is a dynamic, untyped general-purpose programming language that’s used extensively in web and app development. While it offers many benefits in terms of functionality, it also has some drawbacks. Among the biggest...
Created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994, PHP is a server-side scripting language that’s used primarily for web development. It can be embedded directly into HTML, used with web templates, content management systems (CMS) and even frameworks. The code itself is...