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Hi, I'm Tony Alicea

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Over 360,000 developers have taken my courses to master JavaScript, React, Node.js, HTML and CSS, and the modern web platform. I'm known for Big Word Alerts and Conceptual Asides, where we break down vocabulary and core ideas before the practical application so you learn the "why," not just the how.

With 25 years of real-world experience as a developer, architect, product designer, and engineering lead, I focus on building the mental models that help you think clearly and level up fast. Thousands of students have advanced their careers, becoming leads, architects, and more, through clear explanations, deep understanding, and a learning style designed to make you confident, competent, and independent.

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This is the greatest programming course I have ever taken. Not just on Udemy, but anywhere, including University. I cannot recommend Anthony enough for creating such an interesting, engaging, and brilliant course. This is a MUST for all JavaScript programmers. "Weird parts" is somewhat a misnomer - this course teaches you how to use JavaScript *properly*, to appreciate the language.

Matthew Zito

This course has open my eyes with a lot of Aha!!! moments. Now I'm able to read code and beginning to understand what's going on. The execution context and the execution stack is primordial to understand the code and nobody in other courses don't even talk about it.

Tomas Perez

The real strength of this course lies in Anthony's painstakingly thorough explanations of the underlying architecture and functionality of the Javascript engine itself, which sheds light on all the concepts (closures, prototypes, etc) that are the most confusing to people learning this language.

Ralph Johnson

This is the BY FAR THE BEST course ever done in whole world, I dare to say! Besides JS and programming, this course helping me understand, learn and work on all other "fields of life" that I encounter, so I really don`t know how to stress the importance of this great course and tutor out. If this way all teachers would teach, the world would be much better place!

Borut Belan

Tony takes seemingly complicated concepts and breaks them down so that the core ideas driving the behavior of the language are easily understood. If you give this course a real chance, which is not at all difficult to do given the expertise of the instructor, the organization of the course content, and the flow of concepts, you will actually enjoy developing with JavaScript and no longer find yourself trapped with errors that you don't understand.

Mohamad Bourji

This is how all good courses on programming should be, focus on the use of the language and how it actually works rather than just syntax and basic programming patterns. A "teach a man to fish approach" rather than just spoon feeding lines of code.

Mark Jones

Absolutely essential for anyone remotely interested in JavaScript.

Moe Sadoon

I loved this course. I have taken many other courses on web-development that claimed to have a "comprehensive" understanding of NodeJS. Anthony takes you in-depth (And I mean really in-depth) into how NodeJS works, and most importantly, WHY it works.

Clayton Noyes

Something this course does exceptionally well that a lot of other JS-learning courses overlook is delve into the programming science behind why the code is working the way it does.

Eric Barrier

I've done a lot of video tutorials on various topics over the years, and Tony's presentation is beyond excellent. I haven't had many teachers that even come close to Tony's ability to impart knowledge.. You really do learn and *understand* node.

Garret Bright

An amazing course. I gained a better understanding of code behind code, which was enlightening and useful. I highly recommend it. The depth makes it worthy to go through again. My understanding of node js, express and mongodb is much improved.

Jim Burns

This course should be the first course you take if you are a beginner to web development and want to get started with Node, and even if you are familiar with Node's syntax and use, this course may still give you a better understanding of how Node works under the hood. I now feel like I understand Node better than I did before.

David Scheuermann

Tony is one of the best teachers I know, every concept is drilled down with crystal clear explanations. I believe that only if one "understands" the basics, can one solve complex problems and Tony's teaching embodies this principle. Any fool can make it complex, Tony is one of the rare few who make it truly simple.

Ragul Kumar

Tony did an incredible job in creating this course. This course gives you the foundations to really understand the HOW and WHY Node is working. On top of that, I've picked up some ways and methods for continuing to learn more on my own. Tony makes a habit in this course to dig deep into the source code and talk through / show you the things that he's looking for. I'd say that this course is worth it just for being exposed to that skill alone.

Ryan Aaron Green

I am a professional developer with many years of backend and frontend experience and this course has been invaluable in clearing out bad HTML habits.

I initially purchased this course for the CSS portion and almost skipped the HTML section entirely but boy am I glad that I went through all of the HTML as well. I had no idea I was missing so much! Thanks, Tony, for another GREAT COURSE!

John Grow

Very deep explanation of the core principals. Well structured and easy to comprehend. You get the whole picture of HTML/CSS right from the beginning so you can understand why you should do things in a certain way.

Christian Janz

I started my career more than years ago, and this is the type of study that makes you feel like you are starting web development again. Tony is the teacher every programmer needs to listen to at least one time in their lives.

Nicolas Omar Gonzalez Passerino

This course and this man that teaching the course I just don't know how to describe them, there's no words can describe the ability that this course will give you, the course will teach you how to understand things under the hood, how to write html and css that will make everyone happy if you are a client, a browser user agent, another developer or human being user.

Hassan Ghorab

To so sum it up in one word: INCREDIBLE! There's really good info on how things are done, but even more importantly, in my opinion, the course explains WHY things work the way they do. I've taken other HTML and CSS courses online and as part of my college curriculum, but none of them have explained either topic even half as well as this course does. I wish Tony could teach everything!

James S.

The course teaches the important things to know and do to build software right. As developers, we are prone to jump straight into writing code, but this course teaches you to take a step back,understand the problem, and understand the users before writing code. This would lead to writing better code, writing less code, solving the right problems and building the right software.

Faith Sromawuda Appoh

As a developer moving towards to becoming a team lead, I feel this course is tailormade for me. I have taken all the couses from Tony. Just like the others, I love this one too. Thank you Tony! :-)

Pranav K S

The content delivered is of a very high level on the one hand but explained in a way that makes understanding easy and simple, I've taken many courses and this combination is very rare.

Yinon Elbaz

Tony never disappoints. I am amazed how clear Tony gets with his explanations regardless of the complexity of the topics. Some topics are really advanced here, but very clear at the same time thanks to instructor's wonderful articulation of these topics. Amazing course.

Vlad D

A masterpiece of React course. Deep dive and truly understanding how things work is undoubtedly the mindset all developers must have. And Tony once again nailed it with this course.

Sy Pham

I highly recommend this course! Even for devs who have worked in React for years. Tony's way of digging through the source code under the hood has completely changed my mental model. Incredibly valuable.

Heather M.

This is the best course I have taken on React and I have taken a few to be honest. You have over delivered on this Tony. You are the only tutor I can truly say cares deeply about his students. You really want your students to understand these technologies and that means a lot.

Eyitayo Olaigbe

As a self-taught developer who transitioned from education to tech, his teaching style resonates with my teacher training, exploring the "why" instead of just the "how", gradual build up of concepts, simple explanation of technical jargons, etc. The feeling of true understanding is a deep satisfaction that hacky tricks will not achieve.

Shelly C.

Thank you for creating such an insightful and comprehensive course. Your explanations of core concepts like the react element tree, fiber tree, the reconciliation process, and so much more, have truly changed the way approach any React code. Thanks again!

Marco Haber

Outstanding explanation of ALL the react's fundamental aspects! Like with all Tony's courses, once you get it (as he says - you build the proper mental model ;-) ), it stays with you forever. This course and the rest of Tony's courses make you stand strong and adapt quick in the changing environment. Thank you, Tony, so much for your hard work and extra effort you made for us!

Darius Jasaitis

As always, your content is king in this sea of AI slog and superficial tutorials! Even though I am an experienced developer, I always learn a ton of stuff and lots of concepts click when I watch your materials. Kind regards and keep up the awesome work!

Rodrigo R. Bento

I've appreciated your framing and succinct descriptions and examples. I have struggled with my own responses to feedback and critique, lack of agency in a role. I've also had one or two excellent managers who have fostered growth. Your messages ring true for me. The segments focusing on people's needs and "states" were the most informative and novel to me, helping me get perspective on some difficult dynamics in the past, which caused me to lose hope or motivation. Thanks, again!

Christopher M Lovejoy

Thank you so much for making this course. It really helped to codify many ideas and concepts I already knew to some level from experiencing working with people, but hadn't yet really put definite labels and clear explanations to.

Eric J Anastas

Firstly, thank you so much for this amazing course. Last year, I was moved from a team of 2–3 developers to a team of 10-15. And I very soon realized the importance of good team dynamics and wanted to improve on it. And finding a course from you, and having you as a mentor, made it much easier for me to improve on a front less talked about. Love from India!

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