Alan Montgomery's Blog - All things JavaScript and web

How to be a confident, new web developer

UpdatedNovember 1, 2020

Hello, there 👋 I'm Alan!

I love teaching people how to code, and making coding tutorials, one of my big passions is transferring my web development/coding skills and knowledge on to people like you! 🔥

...I'm a 29-year-old Software Developer based in Belfast in Northern Ireland. My current full-time role is Frontend Development Lead where I lead and oversee all the frontend development for our new platform and framework, built in NextJS, React TailwindCSS bundled in a NX mono-repo. I am also the Mobile Team Lead where I develop apps for our company using the Ionic Framework and React javascript.

Throughout this blog, expect to see How to posts about coding on all aspects of HTML, CSS, Javascript (JS), ReactJS, NodeJS, PHP, and even the odd review of cool UI Frameworks or libraries that I've found.

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Tolstoy5y ago

Thanks for this advises, for the third I absolutely agree with you, at the beginning of my career I was glued to my screen for hours searching for a solution to bugs , but it wasn't efficient, then I figured out that take breaks helps me immensely

Alan Montgomery5y ago

Thanks for the comment. Yeah this is such an important point to take onboard.

Even as a senior developer myself, I often forget about the importance of taking regular breaks to really let your mind and body relax and recharge.

Plenty of times I've taken a break from an excruciating bug or problem, only to come back fresh and solve it within minutes.

Nice to meet you 🙌

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I'm a 30-year-old Software Developer based in Northern Ireland. My current full-time role is Frontend Development Lead where I lead and oversee all the development in NextJS/React/TailwindCSS/NX.

Just DO it.

This may seem really simple, but sometimes just doing it, works. A lot of the time you will hesitate when wanting to try something different in web development. For example, if you have an idea of how to implement functionality, my advice is just to do it! Try it out. If it doesn't work, try something else - it's the best way to self learn as well after you have learned the basics and fundamentals.

Seek advice.

Seeking good experienced advice from a web developer who knows what they are talking about is a great way to solidify and help you understand a problem. If you're stuck on an issue and you really can't understand how to fix or implement it, then sometimes, asking a senior or more experienced web developer will benefit you. They can pass knowledge and expertise on to you which you'll never forget!

Take a break.

I find a lot of times if I've hit a problem in web development I can't solve, taking a quick 5-minute break and coming back to the code helps massively. You can clear your head in the space of 5 minutes, get a new perspective on things, and get fresh ideas. Most of the time it works and it can work for you too!

These are just some pointers to keep in mind when you are developing and implementing new ideas/solutions after you've learnt the fundamentals and basics.

Ps. I've recently started a YouTube channel for coding tutorials, would love to see you over there. Alan Montgomery - Coding Tutorials

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