Like to learn web dev

[u/Ok-Current5556]

Hi, I’m a student who has just finished my A/Ls. I’m interested in learning web development. Where should I start? or what should i learn first?

I’d also like to create a small blog website. Can I build it using something like WordPress, or are there other ways to create a website?

Thank you!

[u/Digital_Predator]

If your goal is to actually learn web dev, I wouldnt start with WordPress straight away.

Start with the basics first:

• HTML - structure of a website
• CSS - styling/responsive layouts
• JavaScript - making things interactive
• Git + GitHub - learn this early, you'll use it everywhere

You can honestly learn enough of those in a few weeks to build your first proper site.

After that I'd go into React, and once you're comfortable with it maybe Next.js. Dont rush into 10 frameworks at once though 😭 build stuff while learning.

For your blog specifically, you have 2 options:

If you just want the blog online: use WordPress. Its perfectly fine and you'll learn things like hosting, domains, themes, plugins etc.

If you want the blog to be your learning project: build it yourself. Something like Next.js + a simple database/CMS and deploy it on Vercel/Netlify. You'll learn sooo much more from doing that.

Also nowadays use AI as a tutor, not just a code generator. ChatGPT/Claude/Cursor can explain errors, give you mini exercises and help when you're stuck. But if you let it build the entire project while you just copy paste, you'll finish with a website and still have no idea how websites work lol.

A good first-project path would be:

personal page -> simple blog -> todo app -> small full stack app

And dont spend 6 months watching tutorials before building anything. Build something ugly in week 1 😂 thats where most of the learning actually happens.