Web Platform Standards
The foundation of the modern web relies on a deep understanding of browser APIs, semantic HTML, and core networking concepts. Frameworks come and go; the platform remains.
What Bootcamps Get Wrong
We consistently see bootcamps teaching students to use heavy npm packages for things the browser handles natively.
- Forms: Using Formik/React-Hook-Form instead of HTML5 constraint validation.
- State: Defaulting to Redux instead of understanding URL state or local storage.
- DOM: Fear of native APIs like
document.querySelector.
Key Standards Areas
1. HTML5 semantics: Proper use of sectioning elements and ARIA.
2. CSS Architecture: Understanding the cascade, specificity, and modern layout modules like Grid/Subgrid.
3. Web APIs: Fetch, WebSockets, Service Workers, and Geolocation.
Interactive Tool: CSS Specificity Calculator
Specificity Score
0, 2, 3
Score format: (ID, Class/Pseudo-class/Attribute, Element/Pseudo-element)
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