# Self directed learning
This section focuses on free and paid resources (video training, books etc..) that an individual can use to direct their own learning process and career as a front-end developer.
The resources include free material and paid material. Paid material will be indicated with [$].
The author believes that anyone with the right determination and dedication can teach themselves how to be a front-end developer. All that is required is a computer connected to the web and some cash for books and video training.
Below are a few video learning outlets (tech focused) I generally recommend pulling content from:
- [Front-End Masters](https://frontendmasters.com/)
- [pluralsight.com](http://www.pluralsight.com/) [careful, quality varies]
- [tutsplus.com](https://tutsplus.com/courses)
- [lynda.com](http://www.lynda.com/) [careful, quality varies]
- [treehouse](https://teamtreehouse.com/)
- [mijingo](https://mijingo.com/)
- [codeschool.com](https://www.codeschool.com/)
- [laracasts](https://laracasts.com/)
- [eventedmind.com](https://www.eventedmind.com/)
- [egghead.io](https://egghead.io/)
- [codecademy.com](https://codecademy.com)
- [Khan Academy](https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming)
- [Tagtree](http://tagtree.tv/library)
- [Udacity](https://www.udacity.com/courses/web-development)
- Introduction
- What is a front-end developer?
- Part I: The front-end practice
- Front-end jobs titles
- Common web tech employed
- Front-end dev skills
- Front-end devs develop for...
- Front-end on a team
- Generalist myth
- Front-end interview questions
- Front-end job boards
- Front-end salaries
- How FD's are made
- Part II: Learning front-end dev
- Self directed learning
- Learn internet/web
- Learn web browsers
- Learn DNS
- Learn HTTP/networks
- Learn web hosting
- Learn general front-end dev
- Learn UI/interaction design
- Learn HTML & CSS
- Learn SEO
- Learn JavaScript
- Learn DOM, BOM & jQuery
- Learn web fonts
- Learn accessibility
- Learn web/browser API's
- Learn JSON
- Learn front-end app architecture
- Learn Interface/API design
- Learn web dev tools
- Learn command line
- Learn node.js
- Learn module loader
- Learn package managers
- Learn version control
- Learn build & task automation
- Learn site performance optimization
- Learn JS testing
- Learn headless browsers
- Learn offline dev
- Learn security
- Learn multi-thing dev (e.g. RWD)
- Directed learning
- front-end schools, courses, & bootcamps
- Front-end devs to learn from
- Newsletters, news, & podcasts
- Part III: Front-end dev tools
- General front-end dev tools
- SEO tools
- Prototyping & wireframing tools
- Diagramming tools
- HTTP/network tools
- Code editing tools
- Browser tools
- HTML tools
- CSS tools
- DOM tools
- JavaScript tools
- App (desktop, mobile, tablet etc..) tools
- Templating tools
- UI/widget tools
- JSON tools
- Testing framework tools
- Data storage tools
- Module/package loading tools
- Module/package repo. tools
- Web/cloud/static hosting tools
- Project management & code hosting
- Collaboration & communication tools
- CMS hosted/API tools
- BAAS (for front-end devs) tools
- Offline tools
- Security tools
- Tasking (aka build) tools
- Deployment tools
- Site/app monitoring tools
- JS error monitoring tools
- Performance tools