What technologies do you need to learn in 2022?

HTML5 & CSS3

HTML5 and CSS3 are fundamental technologies without which no web developer can do without. The Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is used to create the layout (framework) of each web page. Then the CSS style language transforms the site and gives it an attractive and striking appearance. In addition, it is necessary to own:

Cross-browser adaptive layout to be able to create sites for mobile devices, tablets and widescreens and for different browsers;
Semantic layout to improve the quality of markup and improve search indexing of the site;
Valid layout, which implies full compliance of the developer’s code with all the standards of the W3C – an organization that creates and implements technology standards for the World Wide Web.
Pay special attention to the layout for mobile devices, because today’s web-consumer spends a lot of time in a smartphone. There is even a special approach in which the website is first made up for mobile devices, and only then for desktops – called Mobile First.

These are the general requirements for the layout. Now consider in more detail the requirements specifically for the style language. Here you should know the basic properties of CSS3: backgrounds, gradients, shadows, animations, transformations, transitions, as well as the Flex and Grid technologies, which we will talk about later.

A good command of HTML and CSS already allows you to engage in website layout and earn money. It is with these two basic technologies that the path to the profession of FrontEnd developer begins.

Flex and Grid CSS

The layout technologies of reliable adaptive web pages that make it easier to create dynamic sites and more convenient to structure their content. The best Flex layout in action is shown by the interactive site flexboxfroggy.com, and Grid layout by cssgridgarden.com.

There are also courses on our resource that explain the topics of Flex and Grid layout well: “CSS Grid Site Layout”, “FlexBox CSS Site Layout”.

How promising is the profession?

There is a demand for frontend programmers. This year, employers are offering novice professionals a job with a salary of $500-600. Experienced developers are promised $2,500-3,000, which is the amount indicated in the vacancies published on major Internet job search sites.

Front-end developers are in demand:

IT departments of supermarkets, banks, mobile operators, marketplaces, social networks.
Commercial and industrial companies interested in specialists in programming software for project management, mobile applications and other business software.
In state structures for creating and ensuring functionality of municipal information portals, services like “My Tax” and others.
Some IT experts believe that the profession will cease to be in demand in 5-6 years. They link this to the emergence of a large number of designers such as Tilda and Wix, with the help of which any user can make a functional website. But with all the simplicity and accessibility of designers can not be compared with projects developed individually. Some designers have been around for more than 10 years, and the demand for Frontend-developers is only growing.