Last year we published a piece on Brad Travery’s Guide to Web Development.

In a nutshell, the Guide walks you through all the many options you have when it comes to web development.  For example, are you looking for a CSS framework?  Then you might consider Bootstrap, Tailwind, Materialize, Bulma, and Foundation, and here’s a bit about each.  Same for backend kit, other frontend technologies, testing, vital APIs, IDEs, static site generators, patterns, project management, and even mental health.

Traversy’s guide is a wonderful thumbnail guide to the industry, because

1. it’s current: Traversy keeps it up to date.
2. it’s practical: Travery is big on practical, what-is-in-use stuff, not ivory tower theories or hobbyist projects.
3. it’s opinionated: But opinions are well-marked, and the opinions are mostly about where technologies fit in or how they’re doing in the market.
4. it’s a handy friend – like if you had lunch with a web dev contractor friend who does a dozen gigs a year and loves to talk shop.

The 2023 version is now out, in one glorious 3-hour, chapterized video.  Just like last time, there’s also a premium ebook you can get.  If you do any kind of web dev carve out some time for this one…or just skip to the chapter you need.

raindog308

Raindog308 is a longtime LowEndTalk community administrator, technical writer, and self-described techno polymath. With deep roots in the *nix world, he has a passion for systems both modern and vintage, ranging from Unix, Perl, Python, and Golang to shell scripting and mainframe-era operating systems like MVS. He’s equally comfortable with relational database systems, having spent years working with Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.

As an avid user of LowEndBox providers, Raindog runs an empire of LEBs, from tiny boxes for VPNs, to mid-sized instances for application hosting, and heavyweight servers for data storage and complex databases. He brings both technical rigor and real-world experience to every piece he writes.

Beyond the command line, Raindog is a lover of German Shepherds, high-quality knives, target shooting, theology, tabletop RPGs, and hiking in deep, quiet forests.

His goal with every article is to help users, from beginners to seasoned sysadmins, get more value, performance, and enjoyment out of their infrastructure.

You can find him daily in the forums at LowEndTalk under the handle @raindog308.