Getting ready to code for the web. How web coding and development work ; Setting up your web development home ; Finding and setting up a web host -- Coding the front end, part 1: HTML and CSS. Structuring the page with HTML ; Styling the page with CSS ; Sizing and positioning page elements ; Creating the page layout -- Coding the front end, part 2: JavaScript. An overview of JavaScript ; Understanding variables ; Building expressions ; Controlling the flow of JavaScript ; Harnessing the power of functions ; Playing with the document object model ; Building reactive pages with events ; Working with arrays ; Manipulating strings, dates, and numbers ; Storing user data in the browser ; More JavaScript goodies -- Coding the back end: PHP and MySQL. Learning PHP coding basics ; Building and querying MySQL databases ; Using PHP to access MySQL data -- Debugging your code. Debugging CSS code ; Debugging JavaScript code ; Debugging PHP code -- Coding dynamic and static web pages. Fetching data with PHP, JavaScript, and JSON ; Building and processing web forms ; Validating form data ; Coding static web pages -- Building web apps. Planning a web app ; Making a web app responsive ; Making a web app accessible ; Securing a web app.
Summary:
Offers a refresher on the rules of coding, reviews the basics of HTML and CSS, and shows readers how to build interfaces, add interactivity to the web, or store and deliver data to sites.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.