Learning & docs

The thoughtful elder of web publications — standards, craft and the why behind the how. Less how-to, more how-to-think.

A vast archive of CSS articles and the Almanac reference. Publishing slowed after the DigitalOcean acquisition, but the back catalogue is gold.

Fast, offline-capable docs for 100+ languages and frameworks in one searchable app. The quickest way to look something up without bouncing between doc sites.

A free, well-written online book that teaches JavaScript properly, with interactive examples. The canonical free text for actually learning the language.

A deep, opinionated full-stack curriculum from Kent C. Dodds — testing, React, the whole stack. A serious paid investment for going pro, not a quick read.

Free, mentored coding practice across dozens of languages. Great for drilling fundamentals with feedback from real people.

A free, interactive curriculum with thousands of challenges and real certifications. The most accessible on-ramp into coding, backed by a huge community.

Deep, practitioner-taught video courses on front-end and full-stack. Paid, but the depth and the instructors are worth a subscription when you're leveling up.

Real designs to build from, so you practise turning Figma into front-end code instead of yet another to-do app. The best way to build a portfolio while you learn.

The modern JavaScript tutorial — thorough, free, and kept current. The book-style reference I'd point any serious JS learner to.

Thirty small builds in vanilla JS, free — the cure for framework-brain and tutorial paralysis. You finish actually understanding the language.

Gorgeously interactive articles on CSS, React and animation, plus paid courses. His free posts alone will level up your CSS intuition.

If CSS frustrates you, Kevin Powell is the antidote — clear, modern, free CSS teaching. The internet's de facto CSS teacher for a reason.

The canonical reference for HTML, CSS, JS and web APIs — accurate and exhaustive. When you need the real answer about how the platform works, it's here.

A free book on design, rendering and performance patterns for modern web apps. Strongest on architecture — the stuff tutorials skip.

The book that teaches developers to design — practical, opinionated rules from the Tailwind folks. If your apps work but look off, this is the fastest fix; paid, worth it.

Community-curated, clickable developer roadmaps for every role. The map to orient yourself when you don't know what to learn next.

Interactive courses where you can pause and edit the instructor's code in the browser. A genuinely different, hands-on way to learn front-end; real free tier.

A long-standing publication for designers and developers — front-end, UX, accessibility. Reliable, in-depth articles and a good newsletter.

A free, project-based full-stack curriculum that throws you into building. Demanding and self-directed — the best free path if you'll actually do the work.

The place to actually get good at TypeScript — sharp, practical, with a lot of free material. If TS types still feel like wrestling, start here.

Google's guidance on performance, accessibility and modern browser features, with solid courses. Great for best practices and Core Web Vitals; remember the Chrome-team lens.

The free book series that explains how JavaScript really works under the hood. Dense, but the cure for 'it works and I don't know why'.