Intro to Front-End Web Development
Front-end development is where technical and design skills overlap. It’s about designing a user experience that generates excitement about your product and encourages repeat visits. The best front end developers have the technical skills to write scalable and stable code, while keeping the user's experience at the core of every decision they make.
What can you expect from this course?
This course is designed to be an introductory level course to front-end development with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The course covers how to create an HTML page using basic elements like div, h1, and p, the importance of semantic coding (using tags like <header> and <title>) and how to use CSS to style the HTML document with colors, layouts, etc. In addition you will learn how you can use Javascript to make web pages dynamic through features like animation or user interaction. We will also cover frameworks, best practices, third part tools and collaboration.
MOST IMPORTANTLY…
This course is designed to help you think like a developer by:
- Breaking big problems down into small manageable task
- Helping you navigate the vast amount of FREE resources available to you
- Helping you to understand the various paths and careers within software development
- Helping you to understand how code translates into a usable application
We believe you will find this course to be challenging, fun and rewarding!
Course Curriculum
- DNS Names and IP Addresses
- The Evolution of Web Development
- Introducing Codepen (7:05)
- Languages of the Internet (HTML, CSS, Javascript) (4:41)
- How HTML and CSS work together (Skeleton and Skin)
- The role of Javascript
- Using Google Chrome Like a Pro (8:23)
- File Extensions and Directory Structure
- Coding Challenge 1: Learning More By Emulating pt 2
- Module One - Quiz