This article came across my news feed today. It struck a chord as Web Services has been working with clients who are developing their own Web Developer talents. It’s an interesting new consulting track we are getting into as we learn different clients developer’s have various levels of skill – but all consider themselves web developers. Its a world…
Web Development is a complex thing and so many parts to it. Not everyone can know them all and there is always constant learning. Choosing the right skill set for your developer is important – see this article on CUSO Magazine. You need someone who knows the right parts to make you project successful, but also one that is not going to cost an arm and a leg. This is one of the reasons having a team, like CU*Answers Web Services, where individuals support each other’s knowledge and skill deficits works well.
Anyway, back to the article. This article is a visual roadmap of all the things you might need to learn as a front end developer for a website. Not all websites require all these tools and concepts, but your web developer should probably be aware of most of them. This roadmap is also changing as new tools and security concepts emerge.
Take a look at the article. I hope you appreciate all that’s involved in web development. Its not all just pretty pictures and HTML Code.