35 posts tagged with "Guide"

Fullstack = Frontend + ~27h (backend, TypeScript, AI, Next.js). Choose Frontend for faster path to web dev; Fullstack for full-stack roles.

Who This Is For​

Learners choosing between Frontend (81.6h) and Fullstack (108.4h): those weighing timeline vs breadth, or targeting frontend vs full-stack roles.

"Should I start with the Frontend Path or just go straight to Fullstack?" This is the #1 question we see in the Scrimba Discord. The answer isn't just about "more is better." It depends on your career goals, your timeline, and your experience level.

Still confirmed for 2026: Learn DevOps and Advanced TypeScript. Next.js Section 3, Unit Testing, and Build AI Agents have already shipped, and Advanced React quietly grew from three modules to six. Platform expanding to full-stack and AI.

Who This Is For​

Scrimba users tracking upcoming courses and features, or anyone evaluating whether to subscribe now vs wait for specific content.

Scrimba is evolving rapidly from a frontend-focused platform to a comprehensive full-stack and AI engineering school. Keeping up with their release schedule can be tricky, so we've compiled everything that is officially confirmed for 2026.

Follow the AI Engineer Path (11.4h, Pro) or pick individual courses. Covers agents, RAG, MCP, Vercel AI SDK. 12 AI courses.

Who This Is For​

Web developers adding AI skills: those wanting agents, RAG, or MCP; or anyone choosing between the path vs à la carte courses.

AI Engineering is the fastest-growing specialization in web development. It's not about training foundation models or doing heavy math; it's about engineering applications that use LLMs. Scrimba has one of the most comprehensive AI engineering curricula available, 12 courses covering everything from the OpenAI API to cutting-edge topics like Model Context Protocol (MCP) and RAG.

Best order: Learn React (free) → Advanced React → Router → Interview prep. 8 weeks at 1–2 hrs/day. React is one of Scrimba's strongest topics with ~10 courses.

Who This Is For​

Learners planning their React journey on Scrimba: those overwhelmed by course choices, or anyone wanting a structured week-by-week path.

React is one of Scrimba's strongest topics, with ~10 courses and over 50 hours of content. It's widely considered one of the best interactive platforms to learn React because you fix code directly in the video player. However, with so many courses, it can be confusing to know which order to take them in. This guide maps out the optimal path to go from "Hello World" to "Hired".

Scrimba has roughly 24 fully free courses you can take without a subscription, and they range from genuinely excellent (Bob Ziroll's 15-hour Learn React is still the best free React course I know of) to noticeably dated. This is the catalog-reviewer's honest take: which ones to start with, which ones to skip, and what they cost in time.

Quick answer: Start with Learn React (15.1 hrs, Bob Ziroll) or Learn JavaScript (9.4 hrs, Per Borgen). They're the two strongest free courses on the platform and they're current. Avoid the Bootstrap 4 course (CSS practice has moved on) and treat the Space Travel Website and Imba courses as curiosities, not learning paths.

Last reviewed: May 2026. Free course availability changes. Verify on the Scrimba course catalog↗ (opens in a new tab).

Who this is for​

Anyone trying Scrimba without paying: budget-conscious learners, people who want to validate the format before subscribing, students supplementing The Odin Project or freeCodeCamp.