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20 year-old here. So? So nothing, just don’t punish me for having an opinion that flows against the tide of articles “experienced developers” write. I started with HTML & CSS when I was 17. From then till now the web development journey has been amazing. Creating things masses uses, making code contributions to popular repositories that are being used by millions of developers is surely a feeling of joy very few get to experience. You will surely have a good time if you truly continue web development for the rest of your profession. Now coming to the learning part it is as follows:
After getting versed with the basics of web development that is HTML & CSS there are 3 main possible areas you can master into: The Front-end , The Back-end, or Full-Stack.
GIT : Git is a version control system. This is the thing I if somehow possible would have voted for to be a standard in web development right after HTML & CSS. I would recommend again the Laracasts for it. Jeffrey is the right dude to teach you this.
These are the starting points for all of the possible routes. You yourself will explore and pick the next step for you automatically.
Yes this field doesn’t requires a specific degree. I was able to get the position of Development lead while being just 20. This was so because I had a decent GitHub profile & good amount of knowledge with a particular PHP framework called Laravel. You might be thinking what’s this thing called GitHub now? GitHub is like the social network for developers. Social coding it is. You can put your code for people to have a look at. You can see others code , contribute to that , and the fun continues.
I would recommend not spending money on certifications but rather on good video courses like the above and building things you can show in your portfolio or the things that will help other developers or someone in some way :)
Who knows the next social network people use is by you. Not just social network, web development will teach you much more than this. Happy coding and if you ever feel stuck there are tons of helpful people out here to help you out. Ask! Question everything you learn. Cheers!
In case you have any doubts you can reach out to me on Twitter @introwit