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Status: Free Trial
IBM
Introduction to HTML, CSS, & JavaScript
Skills you'll gain: Web Development Tools, Responsive Web Design, Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Debugging, Data Validation
4.4
Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
576 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
Meta
Meta Front-End Developer
Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Unix Commands, HTML and CSS, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), User Research, UI/UX Research, Git (Version Control System), Usability Testing, React.js, User Experience Design, Responsive Web Design, GitHub, Interaction Design, Data Structures, Front-End Web Development, Pseudocode, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript, JavaScript Frameworks
Build toward a degree
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
23K reviews
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
Meta
React Basics
Skills you'll gain: React.js, JavaScript Frameworks, UI Components, Front-End Web Development, Event-Driven Programming, HTML and CSS, Javascript, Application Development, Data Management
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
2.4K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
Meta
Introduction to Front-End Development
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), HTML and CSS, Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design, Web Development Tools, User Interface (UI), Full-Stack Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript, General Networking
4.8
Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
13K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
Johns Hopkins University
HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers
Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design and Development, Development Environment, Web Development Tools, Front-End Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript, Software Development Tools, Semantic Web
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
17K reviews
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
Meta
HTML and CSS in depth
Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Browser Compatibility, Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Software Testing, Semantic Web, Animations, Debugging, Javascript, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Server Side, Data Validation
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
1.8K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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Status: Free Trial
Meta
Programming with JavaScript
Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Javascript, Node.JS, Unit Testing, Scripting, Programming Principles, Web Development, Computer Programming, JSON, Web Applications, Debugging, Event-Driven Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Package and Software Management, Functional Design, Front-End Web Development, Data Structures
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
4.8K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Status: Free
Coursera Project Network
Build a Portfolio Website with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, HTML and CSS, Web Development, Web Applications, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, Responsive Web Design, Web Design, Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content
4.2
Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
106 reviews
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Status: Free Trial
Scrimba
Learn to code with AI
Skills you'll gain: GitHub, Version Control, HTML and CSS, Web Applications, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Debugging, Mobile Development, Application Development, UI Components, ChatGPT, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Computer Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Application Deployment, Database Application, Machine Learning
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
114 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Status: Free Trial
Meta
Desarrollador front-end de Meta
Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Version Control, Responsive Web Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Unix Commands, React.js, User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience Design, GitHub, Usability Testing, Git (Version Control System), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), User Centered Design, Usability, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Javascript, Pseudocode, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development Tools
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
502 reviews
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
Codio
Introduction to VueJS Framework
Skills you'll gain: Vue.JS, JavaScript Frameworks, HTML and CSS, Front-End Web Development, Javascript, UI Components, Event-Driven Programming, Data Storage Technologies
4.1
Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
43 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
Packt
The Complete jQuery Course - Beginner to Professional
Skills you'll gain: jQuery, Ajax, Javascript and jQuery, JSON, Web Applications, UI Components, Debugging, Application Programming Interface (API), Event-Driven Programming, Web Development Tools, User Interface (UI), Javascript, HTML and CSS, Software Testing, Animations, Interactive Design, Data Validation, Game Design
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months