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How do I get started in web development?

Asking “How do I get started with web dev?” is like asking “How do I get started with cooking?”

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Asking “How do I get started with web dev?” is like asking “How do I get started with cooking?”

Decide what you want to make. And then reframe the question.

How do I make lasagne?” or “How might I build a blog?” is more straightforward to answer — and you’ll get better help.

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Salma is looking straight at you, sat at her desk. Behind her is a wooden wall with VHS style art on it depicting HTML and CSS in VHS cover art form, there's a bit of a shelf behind her on the right where you can see a plant and a GitHub stars trophy. In the foreground there is a microphone. She is folding her arms, wearing a black high next top and thick rimmed black glasses, sitting on a cream chair that you can see the back of. To the left behind her there is a glimpse of a pink patterned chair and another plant.

Salma Alam-Naylor

I'm a software engineer, developer educator, and live streamer. I help developers build cool stuff with blog posts, videos, live coding and open source projects. Head of Developer Education at nordcraft.com.

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