Junior Front‐End Developer - FadiZahhar/ideas GitHub Wiki
A Junior Front-End Developer is an entry-level programmer who focuses on building the visual and interactive parts of websites or applications — what users see and use in the browser.
They typically work under the guidance of mid or senior developers and are expected to understand the basics of modern web development and be able to contribute to real projects with supervision.
🧠 What a Junior Front-End Developer Should Know
🧱 1. Core Web Technologies
- HTML: Semantic tags, forms, accessibility basics
- CSS: Layout (Flexbox, Grid), styling, media queries
- JavaScript (ES6+): Variables, functions, DOM manipulation, events, loops, conditionals
⚙️ 2. Basic Tools & Workflow
- Git & GitHub: Cloning, pushing, pull requests, branches
- Browser DevTools: Inspecting elements, debugging console errors
- Text Editor: VS Code or similar with extensions
🖥️ 3. Responsive Design
- Mobile-first design principles
- Using media queries to adapt layouts
- Testing across screen sizes
⚛️ 4. Framework Fundamentals (Usually React or Vue)
- Basic component structure
- Props and state
- Conditional rendering
- Event handling
Note: Not required on day one, but very helpful to be job-ready.
🧪 5. Soft Skills
- Willingness to learn and take feedback
- Communicate issues or questions clearly
- Attention to detail (especially with UI/UX)
- Familiarity with working in a team or Agile/Scrum environment
✅ Bonus Knowledge (Great to Have)
- CSS Preprocessors (like SASS)
- Version control best practices
- Package managers (npm, yarn)
- Simple animations (CSS or JS)
- Basic understanding of APIs and JSON
🧗♂️ The Goal as a Junior:
Build a strong foundation, contribute to projects, and grow toward independence in handling front-end tasks. junior_frontend_checklist.pdf