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