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What does a front-end developer do?
Show me the money!
Getting started
Working as a front-endweb developer
It’s magic!
Reading, PA:$117,260
Sources:
http://work.chron.com/average-salaries-frontend-developers-10780.html
http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/web-developer/salary
http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/top-20-companies-hiring-interns/
http://www.quora.com/Lines-of-Code-LOC
http://www.itworld.com/big-datahadoop/288893/lines-code-apollo-curiosity
Pros Cons
Crash course in coding
San Francisco, CA:$101,660
Step 1
Code School (www.codeschool.com)
W3Schools (www.w3schools.com)
Codeacademy (www.codeacademy.com)
Try jQuery (www.try.jquery.com)
Step 2
Build a website
Post your web on a public space like GitHub (www.github.com)
Find personal projects you’re passionate about
Step 3
Get an internship
These top-rated companies offer internships in web development, user experience, & other related fields.
ViacomMicrosoftAmazonNBC Universal
Don’t forget to search for internship and entry-level web developer opportunities on AfterCollege http://acdc.mx/webdeveloper
Common majors applying for front-end developer jobs
What type of job should I be looking for?
• Front-end developer• Front-end engineer• User Interface developer• Web developer
How many lines of code...
... in Google Chrome? Around 4.5 million
... in Facebook? Around 9 million
... in Android? Around 12 million
... in Mac OS X? Around 86 million
Sadly we can’t help you with admission to Hogwarts, but we’ll show you a way to make your words come to life as a front-end developer.
- Not enough women in the field
- It’s annoying to have to support old, outdated browsers
- Can be stressful when working to a deadline
+ Magical powers of making your ideas come to life on the page
+ You can be creative and logical at the same time
+ Tons of opportunities for growth & always something new to learn
+ HOT job market
Want to make bank as a developer?
Better move to one of these areas, where the average salary for web developers is well above the national average.
The best way to be sure is to read the job description.
Which coding languages are you expected to know? If they’re the ones you’re familiar with, you’re golden!
It can get a little confusing with all the different job titles that are floating around. Here are a few of the most common job titles that are used for front-end type positions:
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Information Technology/MIS
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Business Management
Communication
Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering Technology
Computer Engineering/Hardware
Get it out there
Learn the basics
Write code, code, and more code!
Design and edit website layout and functions
Work with designers and project managers
Estimate time and cost for projects
CSS - The “skin” that goes over the HTML, lets you skin paragraphs with fonts & colors
JavaScript - Lets you animate and add other effects; builds on HTML & CSS
jQuery - A JavaScript library (like a set of shortcuts)
Looking to add a few magical powers to your tool belt?
HTML - Teaches you the standard elements you’ll see in just about every page
between 2010 & 2020
2010 2020
Employment for web developers is expected to
G ROW22%
Median annual wagefor web developers
Bottom 25% Top 25%
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$80,
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San Jose, CA:$115,320
Columbus, IN:$104,790
Rochester, MN:$102,970
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