From HTML/CSS/JS to React, Next.js, Tailwind
A single arc from your first HTML line to React 19 + Next.js 16 + Tailwind in 8 steps.
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Lessons
- 8
- Total time
- 235 min
Frontend foundations
The web starts with three kinds of files (HTML / CSS / JS). You set those down firmly, then add React 19 → Next.js 16 → Tailwind 4 one stair at a time.
By the end:
- Write meaningful static HTML pages
- Compose any layout with the box model, Flexbox, and Grid
- Bring pages to life with JavaScript variables, functions, and events
- Think in React 19 components
- Understand the Next.js App Router data flow
- Keep design consistent with Tailwind tokens
- Finish with form validation and loading UX
Prerequisite — getting-started steps 1–5 (Node + pnpm + VS Code).