# How to Become a Great Front-End Engineer

DevFeed: [How to Become a Great Front-End Engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-become-a-great-front-end-engineer-29504.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://philipwalton.com/articles/how-to-become-a-great-front-end-engineer/>)

Published: 2015-08-02T22:39:17Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Philip Walton](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/philip-walton.md>)

Topics: [Front end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frontend.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>), [CSS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/css.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [advice](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/advice.md>), [code-reviews](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-reviews.md>), [css](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/css.md>), [front-end](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/front-end.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [personal-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/personal-experience.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that becoming a great front-end engineer depends less on memorized knowledge than on how you think, acquire knowledge, and use it to solve everyday problems. It emphasizes understanding the causes of issues in CSS and JavaScript instead of relying on trial and error.

## Source excerpt

I recently received an email from a reader of my blog that, for whatever reason, really got me thinking. Here's what it said: Hi Philip, is it okay to ask how you become a great front-end engineer? Any advice?