Thread by @tayooye

If you’re interested in web development, learn:

1. HTML + CSS.

Then build your personal website.

2. Learn JavaScript.

Then build “tic tac toe”

3. Learn react + node.

And that’s it.

You can build Facebook, Twitter, and even a full banking app with this stack.

Tech built with the stack above:

1. PayPal
2. Netflix
3. LinkedIn
4. Uber
5. Groupon.

You will obviously need other specialized skills but html+ JavaScript + node stack can build amazing things.

This is obviously simplified.

But the message is simple.

Start small. Build something.

Then keep growing.

Just for context, I have run a software dev shop and a couple of startups.

I am not a developer but I have led multiple teams to build technical solutions to real world problem.

The stack I described above + a database can build almost anything apart from ML & AI tech.

BYW, here’s a sample JavaScript banking app.

github.com/RdotSilva/Bank…

And a simple Facebook “competitor” with node.

getstream.io/build/social-n…

Don’t allow anyone to intimidate you with big words and fanciful frameworks and models.

Most real-world problems can be solved with a few sets of programming skills.

For the pedantic readers:

An app the size of Facebook requires 1000s of senior engineers so I know you can't build it after 3 Udemy courses.

But you can build a good social networking app with JavaScript + Nodejs.

e.g. getstream.io/build/social-n…

For those interested in learning, you can start here:

It's a bit long (11 hours) but you'll learn the basics very well with this course.

Then follow up with this Javascript course:



That's your basic frontend stack.

3. For backend:

Take this Node.js + Express.js course



That's your beginner full-stack course.

Then learn more and more and more...