🏁 Phase 1: Web Development Foundations (1–2 months)
✅ HTML & CSS Basics
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Learn structure: HTML5 tags, semantic elements.
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Learn styling: CSS selectors, properties, layout (Flexbox, Grid).
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Build simple pages: Portfolio, Landing Page.
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Resources: FreeCodeCamp, MDN Docs.
✅ JavaScript Fundamentals
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Variables, data types, functions, loops, conditionals.
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DOM manipulation: events, selectors, dynamic content.
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Basic projects: Counter app, To-Do List, Simple Form validation.
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Resources: JavaScript.info, MDN, FreeCodeCamp.
✅ Version Control (Git & GitHub)
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Learn Git basics: init, add, commit, push.
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Create a GitHub profile and upload projects.
🚀 Phase 2: Frontend Developer Skills (2–3 months)
✅ Advanced JavaScript + ES6+
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Arrow functions, destructuring, spread/rest, promises, async/await.
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DOM projects: Weather App, Calculator, Image Slider.
✅ Responsive Web Design
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Media queries, mobile-first design, accessibility.
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Build projects: Responsive website, Blog layout.
✅ Frontend Framework (React.js)
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Learn React fundamentals: components, props, state, hooks.
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Build projects: Portfolio site, Weather App, Blog with dynamic routing.
✅ APIs & Fetch
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Learn JSON, REST APIs, and how to fetch data.
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Build a project: News App, GitHub Profile Finder.
🏗️ Phase 3: Backend Development (2–3 months)
✅ Node.js + Express.js
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Learn server-side JS, routing, middleware.
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Build REST APIs, handle requests/responses.
✅ Databases
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MongoDB (NoSQL) or MySQL (SQL).
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Learn CRUD operations: Create, Read, Update, Delete.
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Build a Full-Stack App (e.g., Blog, Auth System).
✅ Authentication
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JWT, bcrypt, sessions.
✅ Deployment
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Host websites (Netlify, Vercel) & servers (Render, Railway).
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Learn basic DevOps: domain setup, SSL, environment variables.
🏆 Phase 4: Full-Stack Projects (4–6 months)
✅ Build Real-World Projects:
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E-commerce Site
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Blog CMS
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Chat App
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Job Board
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Portfolio with Blogs
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SaaS Product Demo
✅ Contribute to Open Source
✅ Start Freelancing or Building Your Startup
✅ Learn Performance Optimization & SEO
🔥 Bonus Skills (Optional but Valuable)
✅ TypeScript (for type-safe code)
✅ Next.js (for advanced React)
✅ Tailwind CSS (faster styling)
✅ GraphQL (alternative to REST)
✅ AI + Web (use ChatGPT, APIs, AI models)
📅 Daily Schedule Idea (2–3 hrs/day)
✅ 1 hr: Learn Theory & Tutorials
✅ 1 hr: Hands-On Coding
✅ 30 min: Build/Clone Projects
🌟 Final Goal:
By 12 months, you should:
✅ Build 10+ solid projects
✅ Apply for jobs or freelance gigs
✅ Be confident with frontend + backend + deployment