Introduction
1.
What is a front-end developer?
2.
Part I: The front-end practice
2.1.
Front-end jobs titles
2.2.
Common web tech employed
2.3.
Front-end dev skills
2.4.
Front-end devs develop for...
2.5.
Front-end on a team
2.6.
Generalist myth
2.7.
Front-end interview questions
2.8.
Front-end job boards
2.9.
Front-end salaries
2.10.
How FD's are made
3.
Part II: Learning front-end dev
3.1.
Self directed learning
3.1.1.
Learn internet/web
3.1.2.
Learn web browsers
3.1.3.
Learn DNS
3.1.4.
Learn HTTP/networks
3.1.5.
Learn web hosting
3.1.6.
Learn general front-end dev
3.1.7.
Learn UI/interaction design
3.1.8.
Learn HTML & CSS
3.1.9.
Learn SEO
3.1.10.
Learn JavaScript
3.1.11.
Learn DOM, BOM & jQuery
3.1.12.
Learn web fonts
3.1.13.
Learn accessibility
3.1.14.
Learn web/browser API's
3.1.15.
Learn JSON
3.1.16.
Learn front-end app architecture
3.1.17.
Learn Interface/API design
3.1.18.
Learn web dev tools
3.1.19.
Learn command line
3.1.20.
Learn node.js
3.1.21.
Learn module loader
3.1.22.
Learn package managers
3.1.23.
Learn version control
3.1.24.
Learn build & task automation
3.1.25.
Learn site performance optimization
3.1.26.
Learn JS testing
3.1.27.
Learn headless browsers
3.1.28.
Learn offline dev
3.1.29.
Learn security
3.1.30.
Learn multi-thing dev (e.g. RWD)
3.2.
Directed learning
3.2.1.
front-end schools, courses, & bootcamps
3.3.
Front-end devs to learn from
3.4.
Newsletters, news, & podcasts
4.
Part III: Front-end dev tools
4.1.
General front-end dev tools
4.2.
SEO tools
4.3.
Prototyping & wireframing tools
4.4.
Diagramming tools
4.5.
HTTP/network tools
4.6.
Code editing tools
4.7.
Browser tools
4.8.
HTML tools
4.9.
CSS tools
4.10.
DOM tools
4.11.
JavaScript tools
4.12.
App (desktop, mobile, tablet etc..) tools
4.13.
Scaffolding tools
4.14.
Templating tools
4.15.
UI widgets & components tools
4.16.
Data visualization (e.g. charts) tools
4.17.
Graphics (e.g. SVG, canvas, webgl) tools
4.18.
Animation tools
4.19.
JSON tools
4.20.
Testing framework tools
4.21.
Data storage tools
4.22.
Module/package loading tools
4.23.
Module/package repo. tools
4.24.
Web/cloud/static hosting tools
4.25.
Project management & code hosting
4.26.
Collaboration & communication tools
4.27.
CMS hosted/API tools
4.28.
BAAS (for front-end devs) tools
4.29.
Offline tools
4.30.
Security tools
4.31.
Tasking (aka build) tools
4.32.
Deployment tools
4.33.
Site/app monitoring tools
4.34.
JS error monitoring tools
4.35.
Performance tools
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Front-end Developer Handbook
Backend as a service (aka BAAS) tools for front-end developers
Data management:
Firebase
[free to $]
Parse
[free to $]
kinvey
[free'ish to $]
Back&
[free to $]
Pusher
User management as a service:
UserApp
hull
auth0