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Discussion on: I teach web development in college and have done so for 10+ years to 500+ students. AMA!

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Aswath KNM

What are the must learn topics missing in modern web dev courses???

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goodbytes

Hi Aswath! I'm not sure what courses to compare with.

I'm not sure I understand your question but when I compare studying in college with us or going through an online web dev course, the most important difference is being around like-minded thinkers for better and for worse.

Online web dev courses are fine and I believe there's great value in them (I just released one on Docker for example), but when you are just starting out and have no idea where to start, it's not a bad thing to be surrounded by a guiding hand and other students who are going through the same ordeal that can be web development :).

If you ask me, a good web dev course starts with the absolute basics and focuses on creating lots of stuff. There's no replacement for putting in the work in order to become a good designer or developer. No course can teach you that, it just takes time and a lot of failed attempts to become good at your craft.