Devtools Pro: The Basics of Chrome Developer Tools

A Quick Start Guide to Editing Live Web Pages

Created byRocco Balsamo

Last updated 1/2018

English

What you'll learn

Navigate around in the DevTools and make live changes to HTML / CSS and Javascript.
Use awesome built-in tools like the colorpicker and text shadow editor!
Write simple Javascript commands and learn the basics of how to debug your code.
Understand how to simulate Mobile Devices.
Get info to improve page load times with Audits
Write larger blocks of test code in the Snippets panel

Course content

3 sections • 18 lectures • 45m total length

What We'll Accomplish2:17
An introduction to the types of things we'll learn in the class, and also five things about me, your instructor!
Introduction & The Elements Panel6:40
Tweak HTML tags and styling with the elements panel.
Elements Panel Exercise0:21
An exercise to get you more familiar with the Elements Panel.
A Quick Tour of DevTools3:51
Run through each of the tabs in DevTools and understand the basics about what each of them does.
After your tour
Using the Console to Run Javascript3:09
Run simple Javascript commands in the console panel.
Exercise: Color Changes with Javascript0:11
Sources Tab and Basic Debugging2:49
Learn the basics of adding breakpoints to stop and step through your code. Also known as debugging!
Breakpoints / Debugging
Snippets: The Console on Steroids2:13
Learn how to test out larger chunks of code in the snippets panel.

Cookies and Local Storage with the Application Tab2:43
Inspect and modify cookies and localstorage using the application tab.
Local Storage Exercise0:23
A Peak at Network Calls2:08
A look at the network calls from the yelp reservation page.
Network Calls Exercise0:20
Page Load Speed with Audits1:47
Understand how to review page load issue with the Audits panel. And a note about the IRS.
Performance, Memory and Security3:02
A quick dive into the more advanced panels in devtools: Performance / Timeline, Memory, and Security.
The Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts2:07
A look at the keyboard shortcuts that I find most useful for navigating around in Chrome Devtools.
Styling Editors6:45
A lecture from my followup course that takes a deeper dive into how to use the different styling tools available in DevTools.
Styling Editors Exercise0:14

Requirements

The course is for beginners!
You'll get the most out of it if you know basic HTML, CSS and Javascript.

Description

This course is a simple introduction to the Google Chrome Developer Tools. In this course we'll cover the basics of devtools which are absolutely essential to productive web development.

And pssst... The course has a humourous twist--your instructor will teach you about amazing colors like blanchedalmond and cornflowerblue!

When you're finished you'll be able to:

Use the elements panel to modify and update live webpages with tools like the colorpicker and text shadow editor.
Type simple Javascript commands in the console.
Write and test larger blocks of code with the snippets panel.
Understand how to stop and step through code with breakpoints and basic debugging.
Learn how to simulate mobile devices for responsive development.
Use the audits panel to get useful information about improving page load time.

This is a free course meant to cover the absolute basics. After completing this, you'll have to tools and knowhow to become a DevTools wizard with my followup class, DevTools 2017: Beginner to Expert with Google Chrome Developer tools.

Who this course is for:

Front End Developers
Back End Developers Looking to Try Front End
UI/UX Designers
Software Engineers
Project / Product Managers
Anyone looking for a quick way to understand websites and web applications

Devtools Pro: The Basics of Chrome Developer Tools

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The Basics8 lectures • 22min

Digging Deeper9 lectures • 19min

Bonus1 lecture • 5min

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