4 Beginner Mistakes Every New Web Developer Makes (And How to Avoid Them)

Starting Web Development feels exciting at first, but if you do it the wrong way, it can quickly become overwhelming. This often leads to quitting and doubting your own potential. I’m writing this so that you can avoid the mistakes that most beginners make. I'm a beginner myself. I have made these exact mistakes, and I’ve learned how to avoid them. Image credit: Break Into English 1. Constantly Switching Between Resources This is the most common mistake. You start a course, but as soon as it gets tough, you jump to a new one. While starting, I first go to the YouTube tutorials as most of the beginners do, instead of sticking to it, I keep changing resources, different YouTube channels, W3Schools, Khan Academy, FreeCodeCamp, Roadmap.sh. Switching resources keeps you in a loop of learning the same things over and over. This will make you feel like you're stuck or dumb. If you haven't started yet, I highly recommend sticking to Scrimba . Their interactive environment and Discord community