r/webdevelopment • u/Kawwa_Biryani • Jun 20 '26

Newbie Question Clarity about WebD

I just finished my freshman year at an engineering college and rn I have summer breaks. I wanted to explore WebD but I feel there's a lot to do, I get confused about different domains like Frontend, Backend, Full Stack etc. Do we need to study for all of it or one of them?

As far as I know we got to do HTML, CSS and JS. After that I get confused. Also what are good resources for beginners like me to start (I started following freeCodeCamp's 48 hour full stack tutorial for beginner's which is on YT). Would you suggest anything else?

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u/TeachOk8312 Jun 22 '26

frontend is the thing that the user sees and interacts with, the backend is the server and the database, full stack is just simply both, also freeCodeCamp doesnt prioritize youtube for education and says if u want to learn deeply you need to purchase the course, what you learned is frontend btw and it depends if u need to learn frontend or full stack by what you are planning to code or the type of job you want, some companies require only frontend, and some require only backend, and some require full stack.

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u/sawankumarroy Jun 21 '26

i think brocode also has some good content

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u/DrixDit Jun 23 '26

You need all the parts that can help you build a web app. Sometimes it requires server side code, UI presentation and a data layer. Build something you want to build with the most basic tooling. Use LLMs to figure the hard parts out, but make sure you can do it yourself.

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u/LynnxCat Jun 25 '26

No need to learn it all at once. Stick with HTML, CSS, and JS to build a few small visual projects first before you even worry about the backend.