🧭 Web Development Roadmap 2025

This is the roadmap I personally followed to become a full-stack web developer.
It includes only free playlists, tutorials, and tools — handpicked and organized for absolute beginners.
If you're consistent, this roadmap can take you from zero to job-ready in around 1 year.

✅ All resources are 100% free
⏱️ Designed for students
💻 Covers both frontend and backend

 

🧰 System Setup (Prerequisites)

#	Tool	Purpose	Link
1	Visual Studio Code	Code Editor	Download
2	Git	Version Control	Download
3	Node JS	JavaScript Runtime	Download
4	npm / Yarn	Package Manager	npm / Yarn

 

🎨 Module 1: Frontend Development

🔤 HTML & CSS (⏱ 2 Weeks)

#	Topic	Resource	Link	Time
1	HTML Basics	Crash Course	Watch	2 Days
2	CSS Basics	Crash Course	Watch	1 Week
3	Docs	W3Schools	Explore	Reference

 

📱 Responsive Design (⏱ 5 Days)

#	Topic	Resource	Link	Time
1	Responsive Layout	Tutorial	Watch	3 Days
2	Certification	freeCodeCamp	Start	2 Days

 

🎨 CSS Frameworks (⏱ 1 Week)

#	Framework	Resource	Link	Time
1	Tailwind	Crash Course	Watch	5 Days
2	Bootstrap	Full Course	Watch	2 Days

 

⚙️ JavaScript (Vanilla JS) (⏱ 3 Months)

#	Topic	Resource	Link	Time
1	JavaScript	Crash Course	Watch	3 Months
2	Full Course	freeCodeCamp	Start	3 Months

 

⚛️ React.js (⏱ 1 Month)

#	Topic	Resource	Link	Time
1	Crash Course	React Overview	Watch	2 Weeks
2	Docs	Official Docs	Docs	Ongoing
3	Projects	Practice Tasks	Watch	2 Weeks

 

🔄 Redux (⏱ 3 Days)

#	Topic	Resource	Link	Time
1	Redux Basics	Crash Course	Watch	3 Days
2	Guide	Essentials	Docs	1 Day

 

🖥️ Module 2: Backend Development

🟩 Node.js & Express.js (⏱ 1 Month)

#	Topic	Resource	Link	Time
1	Node.js	Crash Course	Watch	3 Weeks
2	Express.js	Crash Course	Watch	1 Day

 

🗄️ Databases (⏱ 1 Week)

#	Database	Resource	Link	Time
1	MySQL	Full Tutorial	Watch	3 Days
2	MongoDB	Crash Course	Watch	2 Days
3	Certify	MongoDB Univ.	Site	Optional

 

🔐 Authentication (⏱ 2 Days)

#	Topic	Resource	Link	Time
1	JWT Basics	Crash Course	Watch	1 Day
2	Guide	Best Practices	Read	1 Day

 

🌐 Module 3: Frameworks & Deployment (⏱ 1 Month)

#	Stack	Resource	Link	Time
1	Next.js	Full Course	Watch	3 Weeks
2	Vite	Quickstart	Watch / Docs	1 Day

 

⚙️ Dev Tools & Deployment (⏱ 1.5 Weeks)

#	Tool	Resource	Link	Time
1	Git/GitHub	Crash Course	Watch	3 Days
2	Postman	API Testing	Watch	2 Days
3	Firebase	Hosting Guide	Watch / Docs	3 Days

 

🧪 Testing & Optimization (⏱ 3 Days)

#	Tool	Purpose	Link	Time
1	Jest	JS Testing	Watch	1 Day
2	Lighthouse	Website Performance	Docs	1 Day
3	Core Web Vitals	Speed Metrics	Guide	1 Day

 

🎨 Design & UI Tools (⏱ As Needed)

#	Tool	Purpose	Link
1	Figma	UI/UX Design	Figma
2	Coolors	Color Palette	Coolors
3	FontAwesome	Icons Library	Font Awesome

 

🧑‍💻 Final Projects & Practice (⏱ 2+ Weeks)

#	Platform	Type	Link
1	Frontend Projects	Project/Course	Website
2	React Projects	Projects	Youtube
3	Nextjs Projects	Projects	Youtube
4	100 JS Projects	Practice Repo	GitHub
5	Node.js Projects	Full Stack Ideas	GitHub

 

📚 Bonus Resources

#	Resource	Description	Link
1	MDN Docs	Best dev documentation	MDN
2	JS Deep Dive	Detailed JS concepts	JavaScript Info
3	CS50 Web Dev	Harvard's full course	Course
4	Career Roadmap	Choose your tech path	CareerForge
5	Resume Builder	ATS Friendly	CareerForge

 

🤖 AI Code Assistants

#	Tool	Specialty	Link
1	Blackbox AI	Real-time code suggestion	blackbox.ai
2	Perplexity	Research & code documentation	perplexity.ai
3	Claude AI	Long-context coding & writing	claude.ai
4	Cursor	AI pair-programmer inside VS Code	cursor.so
5	Bolt AI	Dev assistant focused on productivity	boltai.dev

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🚀 Final Words

You don’t need a degree to become a great developer.
You need curiosity, consistency, and a little bit of chaos.

Start small, dream big — and code daily.
Happy Coding! 💻🔥