What Is Programming? And How To Get Started
January 28, 2025
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Instructor: Packt - Course Instructors
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Ideal for beginners, intermediate web developers, and hobbyists. No experience needed, but basic computer skills recommended.
Recommended experience
Intermediate level
Ideal for beginners, intermediate web developers, and hobbyists. No experience needed, but basic computer skills recommended.
Identify the key structural elements of a website
Demonstrate how to embed an external video into a website
Construct a simple login form using HTML
Differentiate between various types of CSS positioning
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This course takes you from the basics of HTML and CSS to advanced web development techniques, empowering you to build professional and responsive websites. You’ll start with the essentials, creating your first website while learning key concepts like HTML structure, headings, paragraphs, links, images, and forms. Alongside this, you'll master CSS to style your web pages, ensuring they look polished and professional.
As the course progresses, you will dive into more sophisticated styling techniques using Flexbox, CSS Grid, and Sass. These tools allow you to create flexible layouts, align content effectively, and handle responsive design challenges. You'll also engage with projects, including creating an Amazon checkout page, a photo gallery, and a mathematics tutorial website, all while applying your newfound Flexbox and Grid skills. By the end of the course, you'll be able to structure, style, and host fully responsive websites. With projects designed to challenge and build your skills, you’ll gain a strong foundation in modern web design principles. Sass will also be introduced to help streamline your CSS workflow, allowing for more efficient and maintainable code. This course is perfect for beginners and intermediate web developers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating websites from scratch. No prior experience is required, but basic computer literacy is recommended.
In this module, we will start with the basics of web development, introducing you to HTML. You’ll learn to create your first website and share it with the world through free web hosting. You’ll also explore various HTML elements, from text to multimedia, to enhance your website’s structure.
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In this module, we will dive into CSS, the language responsible for the look and feel of your website. You’ll learn different methods to apply styles, control layouts, and add stunning visual effects. By mastering these concepts, you’ll be able to create visually appealing, responsive web designs.
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In this module, we will put your HTML and CSS skills to the test by building a full-fledged mathematics tutorial website. You’ll design key website sections, such as headers, menus, and footers, while learning how to style each element for a professional look and feel.
8 videos
In this module, we will explore advanced CSS concepts such as Flexbox and Grid to create dynamic, responsive websites. You will also learn to optimize your CSS code using Sass, a powerful preprocessor that enhances code organization and reusability for large-scale projects.
26 videos2 assignments
Packt helps tech professionals put software to work by distilling and sharing the working knowledge of their peers. Packt is an established global technical learning content provider, founded in Birmingham, UK, with over twenty years of experience delivering premium, rich content from groundbreaking authors on a wide range of emerging and popular technologies.
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