Course: How to Get Into Web Development

Well done – you’ve finished How to Get Into Web Development! Now you’ve got a better understanding of the range of roles available to you in web development, and the …

Over this course, you have learnt a bit more about the process of making a website, the people and roles involved, and the technologies which you can use. Armed with …

As you’ve seen, web development can be quite competitive! This means that getting your first role can be challenging, especially if you are relatively new to development. Some good things …

In this video, Amy explains how the recruitment process works and the key differences between development and other industries. Now you’ve had a chance to think about the positives and …

Web development can be a great career, but like all jobs it comes with positives and drawbacks! Let’s look at a few here: Positives of web development Creativity: You will …

Now that you’ve learned more about web development, it’s time to uncover your path to kickstarting a career in web development. This activity will enable you to gain insights into …

Now that you have completed this activity, you should feel more confident in your ability to create a website that’s easy for everyone to use and safe for your users. …

Intellectual property, often called ‘IP’, is a way of talking about your ideas and other intangible (non-physical) things that you create. When you create a website, you may be using …

In this video Amy discusses why it is important to consider accessibility when designing websites. She mentions technology that people may use to assist them in accessing websites, such as …

As you may have discovered, cookies are files stored on your computer by a website. They are all unique, which means that they can be used to identify your device …

Did you know that every day around 30,000 websites are hacked? What would you do if you found out that your site had been accessed, and how would you prevent …

So now you’ve seen some of the different technologies which you can use to create websites – whether you prefer the hands-on programming approach of Python, Ruby or HTML, or …

Web applications or web apps are very popular. If you have ever played a game in a browser, used an online image editor, or even used an online calculator, you’ve …

Content management systems, or CMS, are tools that help people create websites without needing advanced technical skills. They’re like a set of building blocks that you can easily put together …

There are two kinds of content: dynamic content and static content. Usually, the first websites that you make as you learn to develop will be static; this means that anyone …