Maybe you’re looking to build a website for the business
you’re bootstrapping from the ground up. Maybe you’d like to enter the
world of web development and are looking for an introduction to coding.
Or maybe you’re just trying to stay a step ahead (or behind) your hacker
kid.
Whatever the case, we’ve got the resources to help you get
started. Here’s a list of the 10 best web development tutorials for
beginners.
1. Codecademy
It’s almost like a university course, only you control when
and where class happens. Codecademy’s beginning web development course
walks you through the basics of HTML and CSS, giving you projects
throughout to practice newly learned skills. And once you’ve mastered
the fundamentals, it’s easy to launch into a new course on a more
specialized skill, such as PHP, JavaScript or Python.
2. HTML Dog’s Beginning HTML Guide
This set of tutorials is much less flashy than Codecademy,
but just as useful. HTML Dog provides a straightforward, easy-to-follow
group of tutorials covering HTML fundamentals. If you’re interested in
learning CSS or JavaScript, they’ve got beginner’s guides for those as
well.
3. Ruby on Rails Tutorial
One of the most popular web development frameworks, Ruby on
Rails—based on the Ruby language—powers Basecamp, Twitter and GitHub,
just to name a few. If you’re interested in building your own awesome
web app, check out this free Ruby on Rails tutorial book by Michael
Hartl. Covering more than just Rails, you’ll also learn the ins and out
of web application development.
4. Mozilla Developer Network
From the folks behind the Firefox browser comes this
helpful list of web development tutorials. Focused on HTML, CSS and
JavaScript, tutorials run the gamut of beginner to advanced.
5. PHP 101 for the Absolute Beginner
This popular scripting language is not just one of those
fleeting web development trends (Flash, anyone?); it’s here to stay, and
has long been used for server-side programming on a large number of
websites. If you’ve been itching to learn it, start here with Zend’s
free tutorials. They’re easy to understand and will have you writing
code in no time.
6. GitHub for Beginners
GitHub is the de facto collaboration tool for many software
development projects. If you want to work in web development,
familiarity with GitHub is a must. This tutorial is a great way to learn
the ins, outs and terminology that make the networking site tick. And
like the title says, this tutorial truly is for beginners—no prior
programming experience is required.
7. Non-Programmer’s Tutorial to Python 3
One of the top 8
programming languages, Python is often used as a scripting language for
web apps. This tutorial will help you master the basics of Python, but
more importantly, you’ll master the fundamentals of programming in the
process.
8. 30 Days to Learn jQuery
jQuery is an open-source JavaScript library, designed to
simplify the job of client-side scripting. If you’re looking to use it
in web development, check out this tutorial—30 days worth of 10- to
15-minute lessons from Tuts+ will get you started on the road to being a
jQuery ninja.
9. A Roadmap for Beginning to Code
As author Jimmy Li states in his intro, “You don’t know
what you don’t know.” Well, with this big-picture tutorial on beginning
web development, you’ll quickly learn what you need to know and how to
get there. It’s a great read before jumping into anything else.
10. Coding Pitfalls for Beginners
Read this last tutorial after you’ve spent time learning
your chosen web development frameworks. Also from the Tuts+ team, this
article outlines some of the common mistakes made by beginning
programmers. With specific insight into Ruby, JavaScript and PHP issues
with some language-neutral insights thrown in, it’s definitely worth a
read.
Information Credit : Julia Camenisch
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