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11 Reasons to Build a Chrome Extension
Developing Chrome Extensions can help you build your web development career
As a Chrome extensions developer, I’ve always felt that a lot of people miss out on some great opportunities because they don’t know about the development process of Chrome extensions. If I hadn’t, by chance, developed a Chrome extension as an undergraduate intern, I wouldn’t have ever thought about it either.
We all use Chrome extensions. But some people don’t even notice that they’re called “Chrome extensions.” An extension in Chrome is simply a code that adds to your browser experience. For example, I bet you know the extension Adblock, that removes ads from your browser.
Many people now have more time to learn and start something new to earn money remotely, so I felt it would be a good time to start writing about extensions.
So here are the reasons why you should consider developing Chrome extensions, even if you’ve had no idea about coding before.
1. The Web Store
Most Chrome extensions are feature-focused products. It’s not like a website or application that does a million different things — they just do one or two things. So, it’s easy to start exploring what you can do with a Chrome extension based on one simple idea. Also, most extensions are free to use, so you can check out a lot of them to brainstorm ideas. Just start checking.
2. The Web Development Technologies Used Are Simple
Usually, when you do anything software development related, you have to learn a lot to reach a good level to even get started. Chrome extension development is not like that. Sure, some Chrome extension development might be very complicated, but not all of it. You can do it all at a beginner level with only these technologies:
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- Chrome Extension API.
Its learning track is similar to front end development. The only special thing here is the Chrome Extension API which I’ll cover in the next section. You need to learn and practice the basic level of the mentioned technologies first. As…
