Web Dev Simplified

Web Dev Simplified is run by Kyle Cook, an American full stack web developer who has worked in the field since 2015. He started the channel in 2018 to share his enthusiasm for web development and to teach newcomers.

The videos cover the core web technologies, HTML, CSS and JavaScript, along with React, Node and newer AI coding tools. There are beginner tutorials and crash courses, and deeper videos on how experienced developers structure, debug and secure their code. Lessons are delivered as screen recordings with clear narration, so viewers can code along. He also sells paid courses, but the free library on YouTube is large.

Some highlights include:

A guide to handling user permissions in an application, the way a senior developer would approach it.

A walkthrough of techniques and tools for debugging React apps.

An explanation of a folder structure for organising a web project so it stays manageable as it grows.

The channel has over 1.7 million subscribers.

Software engineering is one of the largest areas of engineering employment, and web development is often the first place people write code that others use. This channel suits students taking GCSE or A level computer science, or anyone considering a software apprenticeship or degree. The videos on how senior developers think are a useful glimpse of professional practice. Coding along with a tutorial is one of the best ways to find out whether programming suits you.