In this session, you will learn about the basics of web development. We'll talk about what you can expect from this course, share some useful resources for self-learning and install a few useful tools. After this session, you will understand better how websites work, be able to write in Markdown and share code using Git.

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Unlike the rest of this website, these articles are written in Markdown, instead of using the visual editor. That way, you can get to practice using Markdown.

Session details #

This session takes place on the 10th of Oct 14:00 UTC.

• ☎️ Video call
• 📝 Minutes
• 🔴 Recording: Will be made available after the session.

Installations #

Feel free to install the following tools beforehand. Don't worry if you need some more help, we'll also walk you through installing them during the session.

• VS Code
• Node.js
• Yarn
• Git
• GitHub Desktop

Group project #

Before next Sunday, work together with your fellow students and prepare the following:

• Write an article in markdown about the basics of web development (explain the following terms: internet, browser, server, HTML, CSS, Javascript)
• Compile a list of useful resources for people who want to learn more.
• Share all of this in our GitHub repository.
• Prepare a short presentation to share your work at next week’s workshop.

Resources #

• Getting started with Visual Studio Code
• Learn Markdown
• Learn Git
• How to use Yarn