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Notes from previous [[Front-end Web Development]] classes. | Notes from previous [[Front-end Web Development]] classes. | ||
==== Class for | ==== Class for 2016-02-08: JavaScript, cont'd ==== | ||
We'll | We'll continue discussing JavaScript basics: arrays, objects, creating functions, and scopes. | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFnDmrLXqf0 Lecture video]<br> | |||
[https://github.com/JeffreyATW/fwd/tree/master/series9/class5 Lecture materials] | |||
==== Class for 2016-02-01: JavaScript ==== | |||
' | We'll talk about JavaScript: making web pages interactive through client-side code. We'll use the console, which is part of the browser's developer tools, to demonstrate the basics of the language. This and next week's class can be treated as a general introduction to programming. | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAxEb3JViWk Lecture video]<br> | |||
[https://github.com/JeffreyATW/fwd/tree/master/series9/class4 Lecture materials] | |||
==== Class for 2016-01-25: version control (Git) and the command line ==== | |||
This class is a general overview on version control and the command line. Most developers collaborate with their peers by using version control systems, which allows them to keep track of their work in a reliable fashion and push it to the web. | |||
Again, this class isn't about web development per se - it's just an important introduction to using the command line to work with Git, one of the most popular version control systems. Everyone will create their own fork of a repository and check in their work. | |||
' | During the half-hour before the class, we'll help people set up Git on their computers. On OS X, type <code>git</code> in a Terminal to get started. On Windows you should install [http://msysgit.github.io/ Git for Windows]. Also, please sign up for a [https://github.com GitHub] account. | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt4IW_TVTUc Lecture video]<br> | |||
[https://github.com/JeffreyATW/shakespeare9 Lecture materials] | |||
==== Class for 2016-01-11: CSS selectors and the box model ==== | |||
==== Class for | |||
CSS selectors are probably the most complex part of the CSS language, so we'll look at them further in-depth. We'll also talk about the box model, the display concept that makes words and containers on the web look like they do. | CSS selectors are probably the most complex part of the CSS language, so we'll look at them further in-depth. We'll also talk about the box model, the display concept that makes words and containers on the web look like they do. | ||
'''No video for this class. [ | '''No video for this class.''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcKvWkhVezA Here's last series's video.] (audio doesn't work until 33:10)<br> | ||
[https://github.com/JeffreyATW/fwd/tree/master/series9/class2 Lecture materials] | |||
==== Class for | ==== Class for 2016-01-04: the basics ==== | ||
<span style="color:green">'''THIS is the class to attend if you are a complete beginner!'''</span> We are starting the curriculum of this class from square one. We'll cover the very basics: | <span style="color:green">'''THIS is the class to attend if you are a complete beginner!'''</span> We are starting the curriculum of this class from square one. We'll cover the very basics: | ||
* Explaining "front-end" vs. "back-end" | * Explaining "front-end" vs. "back-end" | ||
* Explaining web apps vs. web sites | |||
* Discussing tools of the trade | * Discussing tools of the trade | ||
* | * Describing the separation between structure, presentation, and behavior | ||
* Writing a basic HTML page | * Writing a basic HTML page | ||
* Styling the page with basic CSS | * Styling the page with basic CSS | ||
* Explaining the role of front-end | * Adding a small amount of JS | ||
* Explaining the role of front-end development as a job and career | |||
No recap session for this class. Please show up before 8pm, as physical space is limited. Bring a laptop! | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Uf_mlpqns Lecture video]<br> | |||
[https://github.com/JeffreyATW/fwd/tree/master/series9/class1 Lecture materials] | |||
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[[Frontend_Web_Development/Notes/Archive|Notes archive]] | [[Frontend_Web_Development/Notes/Archive|Notes archive]] | ||
Revision as of 08:34, 10 February 2016
Notes from previous Front-end Web Development classes.
Class for 2016-02-08: JavaScript, cont'd
We'll continue discussing JavaScript basics: arrays, objects, creating functions, and scopes.
Lecture video
Lecture materials
Class for 2016-02-01: JavaScript
We'll talk about JavaScript: making web pages interactive through client-side code. We'll use the console, which is part of the browser's developer tools, to demonstrate the basics of the language. This and next week's class can be treated as a general introduction to programming.
Lecture video
Lecture materials
Class for 2016-01-25: version control (Git) and the command line
This class is a general overview on version control and the command line. Most developers collaborate with their peers by using version control systems, which allows them to keep track of their work in a reliable fashion and push it to the web.
Again, this class isn't about web development per se - it's just an important introduction to using the command line to work with Git, one of the most popular version control systems. Everyone will create their own fork of a repository and check in their work.
During the half-hour before the class, we'll help people set up Git on their computers. On OS X, type git in a Terminal to get started. On Windows you should install Git for Windows. Also, please sign up for a GitHub account.
Lecture video
Lecture materials
Class for 2016-01-11: CSS selectors and the box model
CSS selectors are probably the most complex part of the CSS language, so we'll look at them further in-depth. We'll also talk about the box model, the display concept that makes words and containers on the web look like they do.
No video for this class. Here's last series's video. (audio doesn't work until 33:10)
Lecture materials
Class for 2016-01-04: the basics
THIS is the class to attend if you are a complete beginner! We are starting the curriculum of this class from square one. We'll cover the very basics:
- Explaining "front-end" vs. "back-end"
- Explaining web apps vs. web sites
- Discussing tools of the trade
- Describing the separation between structure, presentation, and behavior
- Writing a basic HTML page
- Styling the page with basic CSS
- Adding a small amount of JS
- Explaining the role of front-end development as a job and career
No recap session for this class. Please show up before 8pm, as physical space is limited. Bring a laptop!
Lecture video
Lecture materials