Preface

The field of web development is an exciting one, where rapid technological changes are the order of the day. This can make it a challenging field when it comes to knowing where to start. When I broke into this field, all we really needed was a basic text editor such as Notepad, and some time to look at the code behind websites to glean the basics of what was involved in building them. Being self-taught was still difficult back then, but it was certainly easier as there wasn’t nearly as much to learn.

Things are far from that simple now though! Figuring out where to begin your journey is tricky. And then, when you do figure that out and learn the basics of the technology, you have to confront the challenge of entering the field in a professional ...

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