Slides and materials are hosted at http://elisewei.github.io/intro-web-concepts/.
Want to learn how to code but not sure where to start?
Tired of techies throwing around acronyms that make your head spin?
If you are a complete beginner to coding and/or want to learn how to communicate better with your technical team/friends, this workshop is for you. In this class, we will walk through the fundamentals of web development in layman's terms. While we won't be writing code, we'll take you through various components of the web and how they work together.
Course length: 2hrs
This class is for beginners with little to no technical experience, but students should be proficient users of computers and the web. Bring a notepad, tablet or laptop to take notes. Bring your questions!
None!
Topics include but are not limited to:
- What is the World Wide Web?
- Where are web site files generally stored?
- What is the difference between a client and a server?
- Which programming languages are compiled on a server and which are compiled in a web browser?
- What do you need to know before building a web site?
- What language should you use and what are the differences?
- What tools do you need to develop a web site?
- Who does what on a typical web development team?
- What is the Cloud?