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🚀 WebDevDaily Challenges – Leveling Up with Real Frontend Projects

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🚀 WebDevDaily Challenges – Leveling Up with Real Frontend Projects

If you’re trying to get better at frontend development, the fastest way isn’t watching tutorials.

It’s building.

That’s why I started WebDevDaily Challenges — a collection of hands-on UI projects designed to sharpen HTML, CSS, and JavaScript fundamentals through real-world components.

Today I’m sharing one of the foundational challenges: The QR Code Component — plus a breakdown of my learning path and project portfolio progression.

🎯 The Challenge: QR Code Component

The goal is simple:

Build a responsive QR code component that matches the design as closely as possible.

This challenge focuses on:

  • Semantic HTML structure
  • CSS layout fundamentals
  • Spacing & typography accuracy
  • Responsive design (mobile + desktop)
  • Visual polish

If you're a beginner, this is the perfect starting point to build confidence in layout precision.

🧠 What This Project Teaches

Even a “simple” component teaches critical skills:

1️⃣ Planning Before Coding

Before writing CSS, I reviewed:

  • Layout structure
  • Font sizing hierarchy
  • Spacing rhythm
  • Alignment logic

Thinking first = cleaner code.

2️⃣ Writing HTML First

Structuring content before styling helps you:

  • Focus on semantic elements
  • Avoid div soup
  • Build accessible markup
  • Make CSS easier to manage

Example structure:

<main class="card">
  <img src="qr-code.png" alt="QR Code">
  <h1>Improve your front-end skills</h1>
  <p>Scan the QR code to visit Frontend Mentor and take your coding skills to the next level</p>
</main>
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3️⃣ Base Styles Matter

Instead of jumping into component styling, I defined:

  • Font family
  • Base font size
  • Background color
  • Default spacing reset

That small discipline improves every project.

📁 How I Approach Frontend Challenges

Here’s the workflow I recommend:

  1. Create a public GitHub repository
  2. Deploy early (GitHub Pages, Vercel, or Netlify)
  3. Analyze design before coding
  4. Write semantic HTML
  5. Add base styles
  6. Build top-down section by section
  7. Refactor and clean up CSS

This builds real-world habits instead of tutorial dependency.

🧩 WebDevDaily Project Path

This challenge is part of a structured path to mastering frontend fundamentals.

🟢 Beginner Projects

Project Tech Live Demo
Eye Follow UI HTML, CSS, JS https://kyl67899.github.io/EyeFollowUI
Book Profile Page HTML, CSS https://kyl67899.github.io/bookProfilePage/
Blog Card HTML, CSS https://blog-card-profile.vercel.app/
Portfolio UI HTML, CSS https://kyl67899.github.io/portfolioUI-webdev/
SaaS Landing Page HTML, CSS https://saaas-landing-page.vercel.app
Weather App UI HTML, CSS weather-appui.netlify.app

These projects focus on:

  • Layout systems
  • Flexbox & Grid
  • Responsive design
  • Component structuring
  • Clean UI replication

🟡 Intermediate Projects

Project Stack Status
Stripe Clone Landing Page Next.js, React, Tailwind, Framer Motion In Progress
Power Pro Electrical Next.js, Tailwind, Firebase Completed
Twitter Clone Next.js, Firebase, Tailwind Completed
Recipe App React, API, Tailwind Completed
Bike Store React, Firebase Completed

At this stage, the focus shifts to:

  • State management
  • API integration
  • Authentication
  • Deployment workflows
  • UI libraries
  • Animation systems

🌐 Deployment Options

Every project should be live.

My go-to platforms:

  • GitHub Pages
  • Vercel
  • Netlify

Shipping projects publicly builds confidence and creates a real portfolio.

✍️ Why You Should Blog Your Builds

One of the most underrated growth hacks:

Write about what you build.

Blogging your projects helps you:

  • Reinforce what you learned
  • Improve technical communication
  • Build developer credibility
  • Create discoverable content
  • Grow your personal brand

Great platforms to share your journey:

  • dev.to
  • Hashnode
  • CodeNewbie

💡 Final Thoughts

Frontend development isn’t about memorizing syntax.

It’s about:

  • Thinking in structure
  • Understanding layout logic
  • Writing clean, maintainable code
  • Practicing consistently

The QR Code Component might seem small — but stacking projects like this daily builds real momentum.

Start simple.
Ship often.
Improve every iteration.

That’s the WebDevDaily mindset. 🚀

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