Week 13

Here is some advice for working in web development.

  1. Build your own portfolio
    1. Add ~3 relevant projects that stand out
    2. Take on freelance work to build your portfolio
  2. Learn Git as a collaboration tool
    1. Put your code on GitHub
    2. Contribute to Open Source
  3. Meet people
    1. Attend meetups
      1. http://www.meetup.com/
    2. Participate in Hackathons
      1. http://monthlymusichackathon.org
      2. http://angelhack.com/events/
      3. http://www.hackathon.io/events
  4. Job Boards
    1. Indeed
    2. More:
      1. http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/14top-developer-job-boards
      2. http://skillcrush.com/2015/07/14/job-sites-to-find-your-first-developer-job/
  5. Keep learning
    1. Message Boards
      1. Hacker News
      2. Reddit
    2. Design Inspiration
      1. awwwards.com
      2. siteinspire.com
    3. Blogs / Tutorial sites
      1. http://tympanus.net/codrops/
      2. https://css-tricks.com/
    4. Master one of the industry-standard frameworks and design tools
      1. Design: Illustrator/Photoshop
      2. UX: Sketch App, Balsamiq, Moqups, Quirktools or Invision
      3. CSS Preprocessors (SASS)
      4. Bootstrap/Foundation
      5. Try more advanced libraries/ JS frameworks like React, Angular
    5. Learn by taking on new projects with new challenges

But don't just take take my word for it...

Contracts & Clients

Dealing with Clients