11 Essential Skills to Outperform AI as a Frontend Developer

11 Essential Skills to Outperform AI as a Frontend Developer

11 Essential Skills to Outperform AI as a Frontend Developer

SKILL 1

Full Stack Development

  • How the web works: requests, responses, DOM, JS engine

  • REST APIs and client-server communication

  • Project structuring, routing, state management

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Frontend: React.js, Next.js

Backend: Node.js, Express.js

DB: PostgreSQL, MongoDB

SKILL 1

Full Stack Development

  • How the web works: requests, responses, DOM, JS engine

  • REST APIs and client-server communication

  • Project structuring, routing, state management

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Frontend: React.js, Next.js

Backend: Node.js, Express.js

DB: PostgreSQL, MongoDB

SKILL 1

Full Stack Development

  • How the web works: requests, responses, DOM, JS engine

  • REST APIs and client-server communication

  • Project structuring, routing, state management

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Frontend: React.js, Next.js

Backend: Node.js, Express.js

DB: PostgreSQL, MongoDB

SKILL 2

SQL & Database Integration

  • Writing efficient SQL queries

  • How backend connects with the database

  • Using ORMs to abstract query logic

💻 Tech Stack to Use

PostgreSQL / MySQL

Sequelize / Prisma

SKILL 2

SQL & Database Integration

  • Writing efficient SQL queries

  • How backend connects with the database

  • Using ORMs to abstract query logic

💻 Tech Stack to Use

PostgreSQL / MySQL

Sequelize / Prisma

SKILL 2

SQL & Database Integration

  • Writing efficient SQL queries

  • How backend connects with the database

  • Using ORMs to abstract query logic

💻 Tech Stack to Use

PostgreSQL / MySQL

Sequelize / Prisma

SKILL 3

A11Y: Accessibility

  • Navigating UI with only keyboard

  • Importance of semantic HTML

  • Understanding ARIA labels and roles

💻 Tech Stack to Use

HTML5

APIs

SKILL 3

A11Y: Accessibility

  • Navigating UI with only keyboard

  • Importance of semantic HTML

  • Understanding ARIA labels and roles

💻 Tech Stack to Use

HTML5

APIs

SKILL 3

A11Y: Accessibility

  • Navigating UI with only keyboard

  • Importance of semantic HTML

  • Understanding ARIA labels and roles

💻 Tech Stack to Use

HTML5

APIs

SKILL 4

Core Web Vitals & Lighthouse

  • How performance affects SEO and user experience

  • Debug and optimize performance bottlenecks

  • Budgeting assets and scripts

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Next.js (for SSR)

Webpack or Vite

SKILL 4

Core Web Vitals & Lighthouse

  • How performance affects SEO and user experience

  • Debug and optimize performance bottlenecks

  • Budgeting assets and scripts

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Next.js (for SSR)

Webpack or Vite

SKILL 4

Core Web Vitals & Lighthouse

  • How performance affects SEO and user experience

  • Debug and optimize performance bottlenecks

  • Budgeting assets and scripts

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Next.js (for SSR)

Webpack or Vite

SKILL 5

Image Strategy

  • Optimizing images by screen size and viewport

  • Loading below-the-fold assets later

  • Using modern formats and CDN strategies

💻 Tech Stack to Use

HTML5 picture, srcset, lazy loading

Image CDNs: Cloudinary, Imgix

SKILL 5

Image Strategy

  • Optimizing images by screen size and viewport

  • Loading below-the-fold assets later

  • Using modern formats and CDN strategies

💻 Tech Stack to Use

HTML5 picture, srcset, lazy loading

Image CDNs: Cloudinary, Imgix

SKILL 5

Image Strategy

  • Optimizing images by screen size and viewport

  • Loading below-the-fold assets later

  • Using modern formats and CDN strategies

💻 Tech Stack to Use

HTML5 picture, srcset, lazy loading

Image CDNs: Cloudinary, Imgix

SKILL 6

Build Optimization

  • Tree shaking unused code

  • Minimizing and caching JS bundles

  • Profiling bundle size and impact

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Webpack, Vite, esbuild

SKILL 6

Build Optimization

  • Tree shaking unused code

  • Minimizing and caching JS bundles

  • Profiling bundle size and impact

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Webpack, Vite, esbuild

SKILL 6

Build Optimization

  • Tree shaking unused code

  • Minimizing and caching JS bundles

  • Profiling bundle size and impact

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Webpack, Vite, esbuild

SKILL 7

CI/CD Pipeline

  • Automating build, test, and deploy workflows

  • Writing YAML for GitHub Actions

  • Using NPM scripts for custom tasks

💻 Tech Stack to Use

GitHub Actions

Vercel

Netlify

Docker (optional)

SKILL 7

CI/CD Pipeline

  • Automating build, test, and deploy workflows

  • Writing YAML for GitHub Actions

  • Using NPM scripts for custom tasks

💻 Tech Stack to Use

GitHub Actions

Vercel

Netlify

Docker (optional)

SKILL 7

CI/CD Pipeline

  • Automating build, test, and deploy workflows

  • Writing YAML for GitHub Actions

  • Using NPM scripts for custom tasks

💻 Tech Stack to Use

GitHub Actions

Vercel

Netlify

Docker (optional)

SKILL 8

Automated Testing Stack

  • End-to-End, Unit, and Integration testing

  • Writing test cases with mocking

  • Test runners and automation tools

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Cypress

Playwright

Jest

SKILL 8

Automated Testing Stack

  • End-to-End, Unit, and Integration testing

  • Writing test cases with mocking

  • Test runners and automation tools

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Cypress

Playwright

Jest

SKILL 8

Automated Testing Stack

  • End-to-End, Unit, and Integration testing

  • Writing test cases with mocking

  • Test runners and automation tools

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Cypress

Playwright

Jest

SKILL 9

Writing Clean Code

  • Structuring repos and writing semantic commits

  • Auto-formatting and linting your codebase

  • Consistent naming and pre-commit checks

💻 Tech Stack to Use

ESLint

Prettier

Husky

Commitlint

SKILL 9

Writing Clean Code

  • Structuring repos and writing semantic commits

  • Auto-formatting and linting your codebase

  • Consistent naming and pre-commit checks

💻 Tech Stack to Use

ESLint

Prettier

Husky

Commitlint

SKILL 9

Writing Clean Code

  • Structuring repos and writing semantic commits

  • Auto-formatting and linting your codebase

  • Consistent naming and pre-commit checks

💻 Tech Stack to Use

ESLint

Prettier

Husky

Commitlint

SKILL 10

Basic Security Integrations

  • Preventing common web attacks (XSS, CSRF, etc.)

  • Safe token storage & transmission

  • OAuth2, JWT, HTTPS best practices

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Helmet.js, Bcrypt.js, JWT

HTTPS (via Vercel/Netlify)

SKILL 10

Basic Security Integrations

  • Preventing common web attacks (XSS, CSRF, etc.)

  • Safe token storage & transmission

  • OAuth2, JWT, HTTPS best practices

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Helmet.js, Bcrypt.js, JWT

HTTPS (via Vercel/Netlify)

SKILL 10

Basic Security Integrations

  • Preventing common web attacks (XSS, CSRF, etc.)

  • Safe token storage & transmission

  • OAuth2, JWT, HTTPS best practices

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Helmet.js, Bcrypt.js, JWT

HTTPS (via Vercel/Netlify)

SKILL 11

Building Real-Time Chat Apps

  • WebSockets vs Server-Sent Events (SSE)

  • Polling vs Push strategies

  • Implementing backoff and retry algorithms

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Socket.IO, Node.js

Redis (for pub-sub), SSE

SKILL 11

Building Real-Time Chat Apps

  • WebSockets vs Server-Sent Events (SSE)

  • Polling vs Push strategies

  • Implementing backoff and retry algorithms

💻 Tech Stack to Use

Socket.IO, Node.js

Redis (for pub-sub), SSE

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