How to Actually Use a Web Developer Roadmap: Mike Karan on Better Learning and Must-Have Skills for Junior Developers

<p><b><strong>🎙 About the episode</strong></b></p><p><strong>Meet Mike Karan 🇨🇦!</strong> Mike is a successful web development business owner and a co-host of the HTML All The Things podcast. His podcast and social media platforms have had tremendous growth in 2021, but Mike explains it's not all about the stats: it's about creating value and connecting with people. </p><p>In this episode, we're talking roadmaps! If you're learning to code, it's easier to follow a roadmap that somebody else has made. But, that can also be tricky: it's not always clear when to branch out or move on to another part of a roadmap. You'll learn how to recognize these opportunities, how to figure out if you should quit learning something, and why you should only focus on one framework at a time. Plus, there's a rant about regex.</p><p><b><strong>🔗 Connect with Mike</strong></b></p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikhail-karan-4361925b/">👨🏻‍💼 LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.htmlallthethings.com">🌐 Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/mikhail-karan">👩‍🚀 GitHub</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/htmleverything">🐦 Twitter</a></li> </ul><p><b><strong>⏰ Timestamps</strong></b></p><ul> <li>Introduction (0:00)</li> <li>Mike's podcast and Twitter growth (02:00)</li> <li>How Mike chose the front-end developer career path (07:08)</li> <li>Step by step guide for learning to become a front-end developer (09:08)</li> <li>What can you achieve with just HTML and CSS? When is the right time to learn JavaScript? (14:00)</li> <li>How should you look at a roadmap? (17:49)</li> <li>Figure out what you hate! (18:48)</li> <li>How to know you've given something enough of a try? (21:34)</li> <li>When to monetize your skills? (24:51)</li> <li>On roadmaps and choosing the right framework (27:21)</li> <li>What does a junior developer have to know? (33:47)</li> <li>Apply your knowledge! (36:45)</li> </ul><p><b><strong>🧰 Resources mentioned</strong></b></p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcas