Modern Frontend Development: A Structured Learning Plan

Introduction: Your Frontend Journey

The modern frontend landscape is complex, driven by dynamic UIs, component-based architectures, and sophisticated frameworks. Mastering HTML, CSS, and JavaScript fundamentals is crucial for building advanced skills. This plan provides a structured roadmap, blending theory with hands-on practice.

Why Structured Learning?

Avoid Overwhelm: Break learning into manageable modules.
Progressive Learning: Build knowledge layer by layer.
Practical Application: Integrate mini-projects and a capstone.
Notion Integration: Organize notes, links, and progress in Notion.

Module 1: Foundational Web Basics (HTML & CSS)

HTML5

Core Concepts: Document structure, elements, attributes.
- MDN HTML Documentation
Semantic HTML: Improve accessibility and SEO using <article>, <nav>, etc.
- MDN Semantic HTML
Metadata: <head> elements, <meta> tags for viewport, description, etc.
- MDN Metadata
Forms: <form>, <input>, <label>, client-side validation.
- MDN HTML Forms

CSS3

Fundamentals: Selectors, specificity, cascade, inheritance.
Box Model: Content, padding, border, margin, box-sizing.
Modern Layouts: Flexbox and Grid.
- MDN CSS Flexbox
- MDN CSS Grid
Responsive Design: Media queries, mobile-first design.
- MDN CSS Media Queries
Mini-Project: Static personal portfolio with responsive design.