This is where it all begins! A hands-on introduction to all of the essential tools you'll need to build real, working websites. You'll learn what web developers actually do – the foundations you'll need for later courses.

The Outline

• The Basics
  • How this Course Will Work - lesson
  • Introduction to Web Development - lesson
  • Gearing Up - lesson
  • Join the Odin Community - lesson
  • How Does the Web Work? - lesson
• Installations
  • Installation Overview - lesson
  • Prerequisites - lesson
  • Text Editors - lesson
  • Command Line Basics - lesson
  • Installing Ruby - lesson
  • Project: Your First Rails Application
• Git Basics
  • Introduction to Git - lesson
  • Git Basics - lesson
  • Project: Practicing Git Basics
• The Front End
  • Introduction to the Front End - lesson
  • HTML and CSS Basics - lesson
  • Developer Tools - lesson
  • Project: HTML/CSS
• JavaScript Basics
  • Fundamentals Part 1 - lesson
  • Fundamentals Part 2 - lesson
  • Developer Tools 2 - lesson
  • Fundamentals Part 3 - lesson
  • Project: Rock Paper Scissors
  • Clean Code - lesson
  • Fundamentals Part 4 - lesson
  • DOM Manipulation - lesson
  • Project: Etch-a-Sketch
  • Fundamentals Part 5 - lesson
  • Project: Calculator
• The Back End
  • Introduction to the Back End - lesson
  • Ruby Basics - lesson
  • Project: Ruby
• Web Development Frameworks
  • Introduction to Frameworks - lesson
  • Ruby on Rails Basics - lesson
  • Project: Ruby on Rails
• Tying it All Together
  • Conclusion - lesson