Beginner · 4h 30m · lessons

Web Application Basics

How the web actually works — from the request that starts it all to the HTML and CSS that make a page.

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What you'll learn

  • ✦Explain the request and response cycle, URLs, DNS, and HTTP
  • ✦Tell client from server and know what each one does
  • ✦Structure content with clean, semantic HTML
  • ✦Style and lay out pages with CSS, including flexbox and responsive design
  • ✦Describe how a browser turns HTML and CSS into pixels
  • ✦Make a page interactive with a little JavaScript, events, and the DOM
  • ✦Debug in the browser and ship a page live with HTTPS and a domain
  • ✦Apply the basics of accessibility and performance

Syllabus

Module 1
How the web works Free
Module 2
Structure with HTML Locked
Module 3
Style with CSS Locked
Module 4
How it comes together Locked
Module 5
Make it interactive Locked
Module 6
Ship it Locked