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Explore how to start Web Development
Rating: 4.3 out of 5(178 ratings)
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Explore how to start Web Development

Learn the fundamental concepts to creating websites how websites works and how they get created
Created byLaurence Svekis
Last updated 11/2024
English
English [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • clear path for how to create websites

Course content

2 sections16 lectures1h 8m total length
  • Introduction to websites and web development5:07

    Explore how web pages render from fundamentals to hands-on tools, covering web sites, the internet, browser interactions, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, front-end and back-end concepts, servers, and editors.

  • DNS names and IP addresses3:53

    Explain how typing a domain name triggers DNS to translate it into an IP address via your ISP's DNS server, enabling the browser to fetch the web page.

  • Code of the internet3:44

    Explore how browsers connect to servers, handle domain names and URLs, and render pages with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. See how requests fetch content and how the browser displays it.

  • HTML and CSS how they work6:38

    Explore how HTML provides structure, CSS adds styling, and JavaScript adds interactivity, while understanding how different browsers render code and the importance of viewing source.

  • JavaScript Code2:46

    Explore how JavaScript adds logic and interaction to web pages, linking HTML and CSS with scripts via script tags, inline code, or separate files, using alerts and prompts.

  • Web development and how it works7:38

    Explore how web pages render with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript using a browser and editor, and see how browsers translate code into visible content, locally or on a server.

  • Dynamic Static Frontend Backend Client Side Server Side8:52

    Discover how server side languages create dynamic content. Understand front end and back end code, static versus dynamic pages, and client side versus server side rendering.

  • Editors creating frontend code3:54

    Explore how to create and structure web pages using desktop and online editors, from Dreamweaver and Notepad to Brackets, CodePen, and JSFiddle, with live HTML, CSS, and JavaScript rendering.

  • Web development Browsers4:59

    Learn how to use browser dev tools to inspect and edit HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in real time, compare Chrome and Firefox, and debug performance and rendering.

  • File Structure3:44

    Discover how web pages use index.html as the root page, organize files with folders for css, js, and images, and understand hosting basics for online access.

  • Hosting websites3:18

    Learn how to host a website by selecting hosting options, a server with an accessible ip, and using a control panel to manage content.

  • Get your website files to your server5:50

    Discover how to upload your files to a web server using FTP clients, and how hosting, domains, IP addresses, and DNS enable users to reach your site.

  • Web developer Resources and info6:21

    Discover essential web development resources like MDN and W3C. Learn HTML validation, mobile checks, and how to use placeholder content and images to streamline your website design.

  • Resources0:23

Requirements

  • basic computer use knowledge

Description

Learn what it takes to get a website online, how websites work and where to begin if you want to create your own websites.

Understanding the fundamental core concepts related to the internet and how websites function is a great starting point to anyone who wants to create websites.

Learn more about how websites are made and how web content is served up to users.

This course covers everything you need to know in order to start creating websites, learn where to start, explore the terms used and the technology involved. Get links and information about common resources used by web developers to create websites.

This course aims to answer any questions you may have about

  • How HTML works
  • What languages are used to create websites HTML, CSS and JavaScript
  • How website get created 
  • what goes into designing and constructing web content
  • Dynamic websites vs Static websites
  • Front-end code vs Back-end code
  • Client side vs server side
  • How servers display content
  • web hosting and domains
  • Browsers and how they render code
  • how to get files from your computer to a server
  • all about top web resources and sites
  • plus more

Taught by an instructor with over 18 years of real web development experience.  Learn how you too can start creating websites and explore how easy it can be to get started with websites.


Who this course is for:

  • anyone who wants to learn more about web development
  • anyone who wants to learn about how website work