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Ian Holden

Member Since November 14, 2012

I am an Optimisation Executive, currently working in the UK. I love web design, development and digital marketing.

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Optimisation Executive

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Alexa Skills Kit Overview

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Transitions and Transforms

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Responsive Layouts with the Bootstrap Grid

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Databases and International Concerns

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Starting Right with PHP Best Practices

PHP Standards and Best Practices

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Introduction to Methods

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Services in Angular

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Using Angular's Built-in Directives

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Controllers and Scope

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Getting Started with Angular

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Building a Command Line Application

Node.js Basics (2014)

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Introduction to Node.js

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Updating and Uninstalling Packages with npm

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What is npm?

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How WordPress Plugins Work

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Building Page Templates in WordPress

WordPress Theme Development

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WordPress Theme Development

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Starting a WordPress Theme

WordPress Theme Development

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Admin Color Schemes

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PHP Properties & Methods

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PHP Objects and Classes

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PHP Internal Functions

PHP Functions

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PHP Functions

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PHP Functions Basics

PHP Functions

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Speeding up Workflow With Sass

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Variables, Mixins, and Extending Selectors

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The Local Development Environment

Modern WordPress Workflow

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Java Basics

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Java Basics

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Getting Started with Java

Java Basics

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Measuring Performance

Introduction to Front End Performance Optimization

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Planning for Performance

Introduction to Front End Performance Optimization

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Connecting to MySQL

Using PHP with MySQL

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UX Basics

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Getting Started with WordPress

Getting Started with WordPress

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Treehouse Club: HTML

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Git Basics

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Git Basics

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Why Version Control Matters

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Functions

Introduction to Programming

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Introduction to Programming

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Introduction to Programming

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Introduction to jQuery

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How to Market Your Business

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Intro to User Experience

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Email Marketing

How to Market Your Business

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Search Engine Optimization

How to Market Your Business

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Usability Testing

How to Market Your Business

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Social Media

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Tables

HTML

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Introduction

HTML

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WordPress Theme Functions

How to Build a WordPress Theme

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How to Build a WordPress Theme

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Content Strategy with WordPress

How to Build a WordPress Theme

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Listing Inventory Items

Build a Simple PHP Application

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Creating the Menu and Footer

Build a Simple PHP Application

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Getting Started with PHP

Build a Simple PHP Application

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Text Editors and HTML

Build a Simple Website

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Website Basics

Build a Simple Website

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