Beginner

• Find learning materials that teach the basics of AJAX/JSON. One good resource is by visiting our “resources” section for AJAX/JSON and looking at each of the “beginner” resources. 


• Install a basic text editor on your local machine. Make sure you are comfortable with JavaScript and a backend language which will serve as the backbone for your AJAX/JSON projects. 


• Start creating small projects or apps by following tutorials, for example a basic project for your personal webpage. 

Intermediate

• By the intermediate stage, you need to start understanding not just how to use AJAX/JSON, but also how it works on a lower level. Looking into concepts like concurrency and the HTTP standard which will help you better understand the process as a whole.


• Visit our “resources” section for Node and review each of the “intermediate” resources.


• In your free time, look at more advanced topics such as the fetch API which will help you get a stronger grasp of the language as a whole. 


• Start designing more advanced projects such as the backend for a chatroom. When it comes to project ideas, the only limit is your creativity.

Advanced

• By this stage, you should be very familiar with if not a master of documentation. You should be able to comfortably review the documentation for various unknown functions to quickly and easily get a grasp for what they do. 


• Start focusing on optimization and performance. The goal is not just to code something that works, but something that works both correctly and efficiently.