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Getting started

How the course will work The course is divided into two weeks. Each week there will be two sections, with a range of different tasks for you to complete at …

Next steps

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 …

Course summary

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 …

How to secure a role in web development

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 …

Taking your first steps

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 …

Activity 4: Overview

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 …

Activity 3: Summary

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. …

Copyright and intellectual property

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 …

Accessibility in web development

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 …

Data protection for web developers

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 …

Activity 3: Overview

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 …

Activity 2: Summary

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

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 and WordPress

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 …