Seeking advice on web development jobs
I'm interested in potentially entering the web development field and was curious to see if someone familiar with the industry would be able to gauge my skills and judge how far off I am from the minimum standards expected. Any assessments or advice would be greatly appreciated.
To start, I have an undergraduate degree, but it's unrelated to computer science. About a year ago I began teaching myself HTML and CSS using resources like Jon Duckett's HTML & CSS and the standard online resources, to the point where I'm now generally comfortable coding most common things. I do have to look things up a fair bit, but it's usually just for a refresher. For example, I'd need to look up the exact format for adding a new font to a website, though I understand the general process.
I'm familiar with HTML5 and CSS3, but have very basic programming knowledge (if/else statements, functions, declaring variables). I don't know much JavaScript or jQuery, though I'm in the process of learning.
I've worked on real sites and work on my own test site just to experiment with different concepts regularly. My question is, how close am I to being qualified for a position, and how good at JavaScript or jQuery do you think I'd need to get? I've heard from some that knowing JavaScript isn't even really required to be a front end developer, though I'm not sure I believe them.
Any thoughts?
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