Working as a Front-End Developer: It's Magic!

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What does a front-end developer do?
Show me the money!
Getting started
Working as a front-end
web developer
It’s magic!
Reading, PA:
$117,260
Sources:
http://work.chron.com/average-salaries-frontend-developers-10780.html
http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/web-developer/salary
http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/top-20-companies-hiring-interns/
http://www.quora.com/Lines-of-Code-LOC
http://www.itworld.com/big-datahadoop/288893/lines-code-apollo-curiosity
Pros Cons
Crash course in coding
San Francisco, CA:
$101,660
Step 1
Code School (www.codeschool.com)
W3Schools (www.w3schools.com)
Codeacademy (www.codeacademy.com)
Try jQuery (www.try.jquery.com)
Step 2
Build a website
Post your web on a public space like GitHub
(www.github.com)
Find personal projects you’re passionate about
Step 3
Get an internship
These top-rated companies offer internships in web development,
user experience, & other related fields.
Viacom
Microsoft
Amazon
NBC Universal
Don’t forget to search for internship and entry-level web developer opportunities
on AfterCollege http://acdc.mx/webdeveloper
Common majors applying for front-end developer jobs
What type of job should I be looking for?
• Front-end developer
• Front-end engineer
• User Interface developer
• Web developer
How many lines of code...
... in Google Chrome? Around 4.5 million
... in Facebook? Around 9 million
... in Android? Around 12 million
... in Mac OS X? Around 86 million
Sadly we can’t help you with
admission to Hogwarts,
but we’ll show you a way to
make your words come to life
as a front-end developer.
- Not enough women in the
field
- It’s annoying to have to
support old, outdated
browsers
- Can be stressful when
working to a deadline
+ Magical powers of making
your ideas come to life on
the page
+ You can be creative and
logical at the same time
+ Tons of opportunities for
growth & always something
new to learn
+ HOT job market
Want to make bank as a developer?
Better move to one of these areas, where the average salary
for web developers is well above the national average.
The best way to be sure is to read the job description.
Which coding languages are you expected to know? If they’re
the ones you’re familiar with, you’re golden!
It can get a little confusing with all the different job titles
that are floating around. Here are a few of the most common
job titles that are used for front-end type positions:
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Information Technology/MIS
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Business Management
Communication
Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering Technology
Computer Engineering/Hardware
Get it out there
Learn the basics
Write code, code,
and more code!
Design and edit website
layout and functions
Work with designers
and project managers
Estimate time and
cost for projects
CSS -
The “skin” that goes over the HTML, lets you skin
paragraphs with fonts & colors
JavaScript -
Lets you animate and add other effects; builds
on HTML & CSS
jQuery -
A JavaScript library (like a set of shortcuts)
Looking to add a few magical powers
to your tool belt?
HTML -
Teaches you the standard elements you’ll see in
just about every page
between 2010 & 2020
2010 2020
Employment for web developers is expected to
GROW22%
Median annual wage
for web developers
Bottom 25% Top 25%
$60,000
$48,500
$80,000
San Jose, CA:
$115,320
Columbus, IN:
$104,790
Rochester, MN:
$102,970
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