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Frontend developer roadmap

HTML and CSS through TypeScript, React, and production UI engineering, accessibility and performance included.

For Beginners and designers moving into frontend engineering5 stagesUpdated 2026-07

Timeframes assume a typical part-time pace. Faster or slower is fine; the order is what matters.

01

Web fundamentals

Weeks 1–6

Semantic HTML, real CSS layout, and enough vanilla JavaScript to manipulate a page without a framework.

Semantic HTMLCSS Flexbox & GridJavaScript DOMGit & GitHubResponsive design
  • You can build a responsive multi-page site with no framework
  • You can read browser devtools instead of guessing
02

TypeScript & React

Weeks 7–14

Componentized UI with typed props and state. Learn React's mental model properly, rendering, effects, and composition.

TypeScriptReact componentsHooks & stateReact Router / App RouterTailwind CSS
  • You can build a multi-view app with typed components
  • You know why an effect runs and how to stop it
03

Data & testing

Weeks 15–20

Real apps talk to servers and get tested. Fetching, caching, forms, and component tests that catch regressions.

Data fetching & cachingForms & validationState managementTesting LibraryError handling
  • You can wire a UI to a real API with loading and error states
  • Your components have tests that fail when behavior breaks
04

Performance & accessibility

Weeks 21–25

What separates senior-looking frontend work: fast loads, keyboard navigation, and interfaces everyone can use.

Core Web VitalsCode splittingARIA & keyboard navImage optimizationLighthouse audits
  • Your flagship project scores green on Lighthouse
  • Your UI works with a keyboard and a screen reader
05

Portfolio & applications

Weeks 26–30

Ship one polished, deployed product with a live URL, then build the resume and profile around it.

DeploymentREADME writingPortfolio curationInterview prep
  • A deployed product recruiters can click, not clone
  • Pinned repos that show range: app, components, experiments

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