How can you learn Web Development without returning to school?

Me personally never went to class to learn web development. I have use limited resources on Internet, like W3school. Which has immense effect on my learning. I think at first step should learn HTML, Css, a little JavaScript, and little PHP, SQL then choose between frontend and backend how much you desire to continue.

yes we need to look for the specialization, every individual needs to start with the basics,so leaning HTML,CSS and javascript would help the individual to understand the concept of learning and building websites then the individual can go on doing the specialization and create websites acordingly.

Set Realistic Goals: Break down the learning process into manageable goals. Start with the basics, like HTML and CSS, before venturing into more complex languages such as JavaScript. Setting achievable goals ensures a sense of accomplishment and builds your confidence as you progress.

In my experience, I have met many professionals without specific education. Everyone starts with a simple project and step-by-step learning more and more aspects of web development: doest matter whether backend or frontend development. Starting with jQuery and PHP and complicating the project by moving to vue or react, using Frameworks like Laravel, injecting the control version, learning DevOps things like Linux system, Docker, CD/DI, Orchestration more and more. Best advice - practice. Don't read books only, do real commercial projects. Experience is the key to personal skills improvement. Choose your specialization by doing everything and choose what you like the most.

This introduction is correct. I would just suggest to have basics knowledge over all those domain. It helps to take a step back and understand what you really and what everything is meant for. Then based on what you preferences goes, you may start training focusing on those aspects. First thing I would suggest is to "run" a web project. You go on github, find a basic example of a todolist for front-end and with an associated back-end. You will learn how to "run" the website, and "what do what". You have to spend time to understand basics and choose what you like (but you can like everything ! .. it's fullstack)

The above resources are mostly good for front end. But if you want to learn Backend go to YouTube and search eg. Create a blog using PHP

Finding online resources is very easy,the individual who wants to work and has the hunger to learn can find plenty of resources regarding the web development on Youtube, W3schools,Freecodecamp learning channel and also access to the free courses on edX, and can get discounted courses on udemy and also the individual can get financial aid on the coursera platform... if the individual is hungry to learn, develop himself , and develop skills then anything is possible

In my journey to learn web development I've found online courses to be invaluable. Platforms like Udemy and Coursera, and offer a plethora of courses covering HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and more. These courses provide flexibility, allowing me to learn at my own pace and focus on specific areas of interest. With the abundance of resources available, self-directed learning through online courses has proven to be an effective and accessible way to acquire web development skills.

The sites shown are really good for first approaches, but Youtube also has great resources of every topic, backend or frontend, and any language. You only need to start reading and watching those videos and practise, practise, practise!

When it comes to learning, no matter what it is, it all boils down to practice and repetition. Let's take learning a foreign language as an example. There is no chance you'll be able to communicate effectively unless you mobilize your bravery and approach natives (believe me—I, being a native Russian speaker, learned Hebrew and English by myself). The same principle applies to web development—you must get your hands dirty. While many articles suggest starting with a calculator or to-do list, which is crucial for grasping the basics, I find it even more effective to invent your own application. It can be small and simple, but working on the full cycle—from designing to deploying—challenges you to truly learn through research and development.

Building projects is absolutely the #1 way to learn web development. There are many resources out there to "teach" web development, but you will truly not learn until you have built many different projects. W3schools and Odin Project, are a few of the free resources you can use. I also believe its easier if you find a community. Doing it alone can be frustrating and lonesome, having somebody to bounce ideas off of or just talk to can help you stay motivated.

After a sufficient amount of knowledge, the individual needs to apply it, if we are gaining knowledge on web development then the individual should start applying it by making projects of beginners like making a HTML form style it etc and then go on with intermediate projects like making the web calculator project and then the advanced projects like making use of API's to build projects like weather application and many more..

That the core step. Everything go with pratices. It may takes a lot of time progressing, getting out of boring issues .. but all of us went through it. You have to be like artist, a painter that needs to draw again and again to develop skills. The first draw may be hard, and take many time. And in a way, we never really get out of getting issues and challenges. The issues are just different from day one .. we become more technical .. we have more skills .. the boring issues will become one day tuff challenges. The main thing is to not be impatient. Time and pratices. You need a mindset. Don't get yourself in trouble if you think you cannot focusing on learning everyday. That is reality. Webdevelopment may fit to many, but not all fo us.

Self-taught web development thrived through project-based learning. From a basic website to complex apps, each project was a lesson. Feedback fueled growth, turning mistakes into opportunities. Projects, born from personal needs and inspiration, shaped a diverse portfolio. Scaling from simplicity to complexity mirrored real-world challenges. Continuous adaptation to new technologies ensured relevance. Project-based learning became a powerful narrative, transforming theoretical understanding into practical skills, forging a successful path in web development.

You will discover "Stackoverflow" soon enough as you train building personal project. I did not use the other communities suggested as a way to learn basics. I would rather suggest openclassrooms.com, wikipedia, books or youtube for that. Yet, communities are also essential when it goes to "technology watch". The skills you have today, are maybe not the skills of tomorrow. You must keep an eye on technology evolution. 1) When you want to learn web dev, without going to school, you don't have to go into multiple communities. 2) Yet, once you followed the path, and good enough to pretend to be a webdeveloper, you better use communities for "technology watch". But those are two different things.

After knowing basics of web development, It's better to search for Best practices, and learn clean code, some design patterns would be helpful

Are you really interested in web development though? This is an important question because if you like the school/training to salary ratio more than the actual subject matter, you're in for a rude awakening. We regularly have to update our skillsets for the latest developments. If that's not interesting, it's unpaid work. If it is, it's just reading up on the latest neato new stuff and maybe trying it out. Also, AI article fails to mention books. They have copyright years so you always have a rough idea of how up to date the content is and some folks out there write exceptionally good books.

Here are some steps which can be followed to learn web development: - Get basic knowledge of syntax , logic regards to the language you want to work on. - After that start practicing and wherever required/stucked you can take online resources like stack overflow etc. - You can also apply for internship for more handons practices - Once you got knowledge of any particular language you can easily practice other languages too.