The 2018 Web Developer Roadmap Want to learn to code? There is no better time to start than right now. Below is an illustrated roadmap focussed on how to become a developer in 2018. Don’t let these illustrations scare you. You by no means need to understand everything on this map to become a stellar developer. In fact, you don’t even need to take them that seriously if you don’t want to to.
How to Ask Programming Questions Already picked a programming language and started learning how to code? Inevitably, you’ll need to ask for some coding help. Even the best, most experienced developers do. It doesn’t matter if you’re chatting with an instructor, emailing a listserv like NICAR, posting on Stack Overflow, or even just tweeting out a question, there are ways to make sure your question gets answered.
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