About Us
While the demand for web developers only increases, becoming one can be quite a journey!
Our background
The Web Dev Path project was idealized in 2020 in consequence of many conversations with aspirant web developers as well as by considering some personal experiences.
When talking to other junior developers, it was evident the lack of practical experience with version control in a team dynamic was making their integration in a professional environment harder.
When talking to other junior developers, it was evident the lack of practical experience with version control in a team dynamic was making their integration in a professional environment harder.
Peer reviews
Most of those new graduates used a version control feature, such as GitHub or Bitbucket, as a repository for their personal projects where they were the only participants. So, all that “branch out and PR review” enriching process was completely unknown to them.
That happened to be a problem either for being considered for “junior” positions and after being hired because, in most cases, their team lead was a very, very busy senior developer…
That happened to be a problem either for being considered for “junior” positions and after being hired because, in most cases, their team lead was a very, very busy senior developer…
Version control
Another problem found out is that collaborating with open-source projects, the way it is possible to gain some version control experience, can be quite intimidating since there isn’t a clear mentoring aspect.
It can take years for someone to develop “a logic mindset” that allows solving a problem by using a programming language, so just going to an open-source project with a list of available tasks that don’t make any sense won’t cut it.
It can take years for someone to develop “a logic mindset” that allows solving a problem by using a programming language, so just going to an open-source project with a list of available tasks that don’t make any sense won’t cut it.
Our goals
Our purpose
To do so, we're coding this platform in Next.js. In the short term, we intend to have a blog where the participants can post anything related to the web development world.
The ultimate purpose though is to make this platform a portal where Non-Profit Organizations can find support for their web products. That way, new graduates can gain some experience while helping a good cause.
The ultimate purpose though is to make this platform a portal where Non-Profit Organizations can find support for their web products. That way, new graduates can gain some experience while helping a good cause.
