What Is Web Development? A Complete Beginner’s Guide
An honest, practical map of web development for absolute beginners — what it is, why people learn it, the three core technologies, the frontend vs backend split, the tools you'll need, and a realistic 30-day starting plan.
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Web Fundamentals
HTML & CSS for Beginners: Build Your First Web Page
Build a real personal now page from an empty folder: semantic HTML, the box model, CSS custom properties and just enough flexbox — then ship it for real.
By Milos Knezevic·9 min→
JavaScript Frameworks
React State Management in 2026: Zustand vs Redux vs Context
Server Components shrank the state debate. How to sort server data, UI state, shared state and URL state — and when Zustand, Redux or Context actually fits.
By Milos Knezevic·8 min→
Web Fundamentals
CSS Grid Layout: The Complete Visual Guide
Grid is the first CSS layout system designed for two dimensions. Learn its mental model, the fr unit, and the three patterns behind most real layouts.
By Milos Knezevic·9 min→
Databases
Prisma ORM: From Zero to Production
Prisma makes your schema the single source of truth, but production is a different sport: migrations, N+1 queries, indexes, pooling, and honest escape hatches.
By Milos Knezevic·9 min→
APIs & Integrations
Authentication in Next.js with NextAuth.js v5
The NextAuth v5 mental model, OAuth before passwords, bcrypt done right, JWT versus database sessions, and the security work the library leaves to you.
By Milos Knezevic·9 min→
Cloud & Hosting
Deploying Full-Stack Apps to Vercel: The Definitive Guide
A real Next.js and Postgres app, from repo to production on Vercel: environment discipline, pooled connections, preview URLs, rollback, and honest costs.
By Milos Knezevic·9 min→
Backend-as-a-Service
Supabase Authentication: Complete Guide with Next.js
Cookie sessions, the middleware refresh bridge, getUser over getSession, and RLS policies — Supabase auth in the Next.js App Router without random logouts.
By Milos Knezevic·9 min→
CSS Ecosystem
Tailwind CSS v4: What's New and How to Migrate
Tailwind v4 moves configuration into CSS and turns design tokens into live custom properties. What changes, what breaks, and how to migrate from v3 safely.
By Milos Knezevic·9 min→
Testing
Testing React Applications: A Complete Strategy
Most React test suites break on every refactor while real bugs ship. How to test behavior instead of implementation — and what you should refuse to test.
