Day 0: Setting the groundwork

I have watched the first 3 videos from the Introduction to Wed Development playlist. I've listed what I have learned underneath each video.

Introduction - Setting up - Part 1

I set up the tools I need to use. This included:

• downloading Visual Studio Code (a programme I can use to write my code into)

• faffing about and eventually deciding not to download Git and link to Github. I know version control will be important in the future, but I felt doing this tricky task (for a newbie) straight away might limit my momentum.

Introduction - Intro to the web - Part 2

This was an interesting video. I had a vague idea about how HTML, CSS and Javascript work together to create a website that does stuff. The video helped me to understand it better. I liked the analogy of the house:

• HTML is the Walls, Windows and Doors of the house

• CSS is the Wallpaper on the Walls and the Paint on the Doors of the house

• Javascript is the Doorknob and Hinges which let you open the Doors in the house.

What I don't understand quite as much

There was also a little bit of chat about HTTP - hyper text transfer protocol - and domain name resolution. I just about followed the HTTP lesson, essentially how web files are shared between servers and clients (ie the end user). But I didn't really get the domain name resolution stuff. I hope to understand this later.

Introduction to HTML - Your first webpage - Part 1

I wrote a single line of (unformatted) text into Visual Studio Code. The rest of this video was about setting up a local version of my HTML code so that I can open the page I am building in a browser window.

Opening the page in my browser will allow me to see - in real-time - the effects of the changes I make to the code.

Roll on the next lesson!