Should you Become a Full Stack Web Developer?

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Should you become a full stack web developer? What courses should you take to prepare you for the job? Our career guide brings you a step-by-step path that will help you become a qualified candidate and teach you everything you need to know to succeed. Read on to discover if it’s the right path for you:

What is a Full Stack Web Developer?

A full stack web developer is well versed in both front and back-end web developing. With knowledge of what it means to build applications from start to finish, a full stack developer can plan, manage, and build software with general know-how. A core difference between front and back-end developers is that front-end developers handle building the user interface aspect of a website, while back-end developers deal with internal tasks such as web servers, applications, and databases.

Combined they are responsible for building the technology and coding that makes a website function properly. Both skillsets are crucial for being a well-rounded web developer and will give you a leg up when applying for jobs. If you like to learn new concepts and technologies frequently this is an excellent career path for you.

Demand for Full Stack Web Developers is Growing

Because of the broad range of skills required to be a full stack web developer, there are fewer candidates applying for positions, leaving more opportunity for qualified candidates. The job outlook for web developers is estimated to grow 13% by 2026, which is faster than the average rate for all occupations. With a versatile and robust CV, full stack web developers can make $87,661 on average.

Get Started Today

With our guide, you will learn everything you need to know in order to succeed as a full stack web developer. You can start from any level with little to no previous experience required and track your progress as you go.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • Build scalable web applications and develop on both the front-end and back-end stacks
  • Learn Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Develop web applications in Javascript using front-end framework, Angular, and hybrid mobile applications with Apache Cordova
  • Design RESTful Ruby on Rails web applications with MongoDB database integration. Deploy them on the web with Heroku
  • Develop different types of algorithms like greedy, divide-and-conquer and dynamic programming, and traverse data structures like hash tables, trees, and graphs

Explore the full stack web developer career guide here: http://bit.ly/2AgwFeG



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