Who has learned how to typeset or has become a front-end-dev?

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Hello. Friends, I know the question is rather hackneyed. But. I really want to know from accomplished typesetters who specialize in html, css, js - and what exactly to ask, I suggest that those who are still reading look below -
- Who started typesetting?
— Who, where and how, studied the material in order to put together a puzzle of knowledge and experience for an accurate understanding of how to optimally solve certain non-standard tasks?
—Who had some turning points that after that you firmly understood that there is already a basis for easy and fast progress?
— How do you approach the study of new methodologies and how much time does it take?
I will be very glad to read your experience and take a breath of inspiration for further advancement.

Answer 1

- Who started making up?
I went through all the courses at codecademy, then codeschool, then I made websites for myself and all my friends for free.
— Who, where and how, studied the material in order to put together a puzzle of knowledge and experience for an accurate understanding of how to optimally solve certain non-standard tasks?
I studied everything en masse, training is especially good if there is a specific task.
I’ll make a reservation right away that books didn’t help me at the first stage - not my method.
— Who had some turning points, that after that you firmly understood that there is already a basis
1. When answering other people's questions on specialized sites, stackoverflow, etc.
2. When I made several projects to order for payment and received positive feedback
3. When a friend of a serious programmer asked if I would like to work in their company instead of their front-end person
— How do you approach learning new methodologies and how much time does it take?
There is no point in chasing everything. You can open a habr and go crazy - every day something new. I just try to slowly introduce new items in orders/projects.
practice + practice + practice

Answer 2

Studied from reference books. Then (like 2002) there was nothing else. I remember there was a CHM file - HTML/CSS reference.
There were no fractures - just everything by itself. First HTML with style, then HTML/CSS, then some PHP, then JS. Everything went by itself. I tried to do more difficult tasks in the following projects than in the previous ones. For example, in 10 there was a form for sending messages, in 11 already with required fields, in 12 with a validity check, in 13 with input masks. Therefore, there were no fractures.
New methodologies - always. The 960 grid method appeared - I immediately made a project on it. And the next one. Then foundation, bootstrap, LESS, Jade, Haml, BEM, etc.

Answer 3

- Who started making up?

got a job
google, colleagues
I learned how to typeset under IE6 with practically no jambs, and without launching the donkey and knowing where and what will come out
I study one thing and then I implement it into my work, recently I started to typeset with preprocessors, I’m slowly learning js and jquery. well, I didn’t measure time because it was interesting

Answer 4

- Who started making up?

As a child, I got acquainted with the basics of html. A little later, at work, I got acquainted with tabular layout and css, at about the same time I thoughtfully read htmlbook.ru/samhtml and htmlbook.ru/samcss, reinforced with practice, moving from "give-bring" to layout designers.
Gained experience, although most of it is "fix it there" and "remake this to be like this", as well as "the client wants this and that it works in ie6"
When the salary was not enough, I looked at the vacancies, for what and how much they pay. Approximately on this I based the requirements for myself (what to learn, what to try) and the desired level of salary.
At the moment, I hit the layout ceiling and I'm mastering / catching up on two technologies that interest me: ruby ​​and js.
If you have to apply something new at work, you have to master it relatively quickly. For example, I learned to write simple scripts in php when the boss said "you need to fasten the sending of the form to email, it's not difficult, you can do it," but it didn't go any deeper. When I myself - I try to come up with a task that will cover the maximum of what is being studied, but my imagination is tight. On the other hand, when I encountered sass, the thought “Wow! You can put icon names and coordinates into the hash and it will do everything by itself!”. After, of course, I learned about the compass and was even more delighted. I experimented, even found a hack with sass and haml, figured it out very quickly.
I tried to master C (for general development), but I didn’t get further than arrays - I have no ideas where to apply and what to try.

Answer 5

- Who started making up?
By chance, out of curiosity.
— Who, where and how, studied the material in order to put together a puzzle of knowledge and experience for an accurate understanding of how to optimally solve certain non-standard tasks?
google, yasha and htmlbook.ru -Who
had any turning points that happened after that you firmly understood that there is already a basis for easy and fast progress?
It's hard to type in the beginning. You get tired quickly. Somewhere, something is not a curve. Problems with js. But over time, you quickly get used to it and from experience everything will seem easy.
— How do you approach the study of new methodologies and how much time does it take?
When, how, especially all on occasion.

Answer 6

htmlacademy.ru for starters. The rest has already been written above.

Answer 7

If we already talk, then about htmlacademy.ru. Also wrote.
I asked to share experience, or some interesting moments.