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Overview of Web Development

2:52 with Jim Hoskins

Not sure where to begin with web development? This video will give you a good idea of the topics that you'll have to cover in order to master web development.

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    [Overview of Web Development with Jim Hoskins, teamtreehouse.com]

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    Being a web developer is a challenging and rewarding experience.

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    As a web developer it will be your responsibility

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    to make web apps and web pages work.

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    It requires you to think about problems

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    not only analytically but creatively.

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    If you enjoy solving puzzles and building cool things

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    web development is for you.

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    As a web developer, there are several places you could choose to specialize,

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    but there's also a common set of technologies

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    and techniques you should know to be an awesome web dev.

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    If you've never done any programming,

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    or even if you've never created a web page, don't worry.

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    We're going to start from the very beginning

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    with building your first web page using HTML.

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    After HTML, we'll cover some basic CSS

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    or cascading style sheets.

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    CSS is responsible for how a web page is styled.

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    Don't worry if you're not a web designer because

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    you only need to know the basics of CSS to be a good web developer.

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    The majority of design work can be done by a web designer,

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    but being able to apply basic styles to a web page

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    is an important skill for any web developer.

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    Once you're up to speed on HTML and CSS,

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    we'll go over the technology foundations to see

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    exactly what happens when you load a web page.

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    We'll cover this in a very straightforward way,

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    but pay attention because as a web developer

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    you'll need to understand the moving parts needed to deliver a webpage.

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    Once you're familiar with the basics of creating a web page,

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    we'll dive into some of the more advanced new features

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    being introduced into HTML,

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    known as HTML5.

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    These new technologies in HTML5 are

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    fast becoming the new standard, and as a web developer,

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    it is important to know how to leverage these new tools

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    to create amazing new webpages and applications.

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    Next, we'll dive into the world of programming with Introduction to Programming.

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    Now this is Programming 101, so even if you don't know what programming is,

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    we'll get you up and running in no time.

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    As a web developer, programming is what you'll be doing a large part of your time.

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    There are many different languages and environments

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    you may choose to program in, and Introduction to Programming

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    will teach you the basics that will be invaluable

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    in learning more advanced programming topics.

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    After finishing with Introduction to Programming, we'll dive

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    into the JavaScript programming language.

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    JavaScript is one of the many programming languages

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    you might choose as a developer, but it is one of the most important.

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    It is the language we use to program a web browser, and JavaScript

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    is also an option if you choose to program on the server.

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    From there, you'll have several choices as to

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    whether you want to develop on the front end for the browser, or

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    the back end for the server, or any mix of the 2.

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    Then you'll have a wide variety of tools you could choose to use,

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    and we'll show you what they do and why you might want to use them.

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    There's a big and exciting world out there for web developers,

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    and we're with you every step of the way.

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    Now let's get to it. [? upbeat music ?]

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