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Frontend Development

Build fast, accessible, beautiful interfaces people love to use.

Frontend development is where design meets code. You build the part of applications users actually touch. It's visual, immediate, and in constant demand — and modern tooling makes it deeper than it first appears.

◷ 6–9 months Beginner → Intermediate 4 stations

The route

1

Solid HTML/CSS/JS 6–9 weeks

Deep fundamentals first. Most frontend pain comes from shaky basics.

  • Semantic HTML
  • Modern CSS
  • Accessibility
  • Vanilla JS
2

React & component thinking 6–9 weeks

The dominant frontend framework, plus the mental model of composing UIs from components.

  • React
  • Hooks & state
  • Component design
  • Routing
3

Tooling & TypeScript 5–8 weeks

TypeScript, a build tool, and a meta-framework like Next.js — the modern stack.

  • TypeScript
  • Vite / Next.js
  • API integration
  • Testing
4

Portfolio & polish 6–9 weeks

Ship 2–3 production-quality apps. Performance, accessibility, and craft sell you.

  • Real apps
  • Performance
  • Deployment (Vercel/Netlify)
  • Portfolio
Digital Technology Institute (DTI) RecommendedSoftware Development program includes a guided frontend track

Who it's for

  • JavaScript learners going pro
  • Designers crossing into code
  • Anyone who cares about UX and craft

Career outcomes

  • Frontend Developer
  • React Developer
  • UI Engineer

Prefer guided learning?

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