Front-End Developer Handbook 2018

by Cody Lindley

This is a guide that anyone could use to learn about the practice of front-end development. It broadly outlines and discusses the practice of front-end engineering: how to learn it and what tools are used when practicing it in 2018.

It is specifically written with the intention of being a professional resource for potential and currently practicing front-end developers to equip themselves with learning materials and development tools. Secondarily, it can be used by managers, CTOs, instructors, and head hunters to gain insights into the practice of front-end development.

The content of the handbook favors web technologies (HTML, CSS, DOM, and JavaScript) and those solutions that are directly built on top of these open technologies. The materials referenced and discussed in the book are either best in class or the current offering to a problem.

The book should not be considered a comprehensive outline of all resources available to a front-end developer. The value of the book is tied up in a terse, focused, and timely curation of just enough categorical information so as not to overwhelm anyone on any one particular subject matter.

The intention is to release an update to the content yearly.

The handbook is divided into the following three parts:

Part I. The Front-End Practice
Part one broadly describes the practice of front-end engineering.

Part II: Learning Front-End Development
Part two identifies self-directed and direct resources for learning to become a front-end developer.

Part III: Front-End Development Tools
Part three briefly explains and identifies tools of the trade.

Genres: Nonfiction

168 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

Cody Lindley is a front-end/JavaScript developer and recovering Flash developer. He has an extensive background working professionally (20+ years) with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and client-side performance techniques as it pertains to web development. If he is not wielding client-side code he is likely toying with interface/interaction design or front-end application architecture. When not sitting in front of a computer, it's a sure bet he is hanging out with his wife & three boys in Meridian, Idaho. In his spare time Cody is working towards being a "One Dollar Apologist" and enjoys defending the evidence for a classical Christian world-view with reason and empathy at c-m-c-a.com.

Reviews

[Katelyn Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazingly thorough e book on web development! Truly is the decisive handbook!! Has backlinks and professional commentary . :)

You can access this book by googling it, I recommend you do!

[Oskar Díaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Básicamente es la puta biblia actualizada del frontend engineer, tó lo que hay, tó lo que conviene saber, tós los enlaces a tó. No hace falta más que echarle horas y ponerse con tó.

[Gaetano Venezia · Rating 4 out of 5]

The best reference for front-end dev I've come across

[Logesh Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great refresher of frontend development, Two things you can except in each topic a) Quick description: to refresh your memory b) Reference/Helper links: to explore more and learn. As the title says this would be my handbook for quick reference and learn deep on each topics. Well curated!