Organised by General Assembly
About This Workshop
In this seven-hour workshop, get your hands on the building blocks of the web: HTML, CSS & JavaScript, and use these to create a functioning, interactive website.
We’ll start by covering the basics of how the internet works — the front-end, back-end, and full-stack development. Then get right into using basic HTML to build the "bones" of a website like headers, paragraphs, and hyperlinks. Once your HTML is set, you’ll add some flare with basic CSS to adjust fonts, color, backgrounds, and more.
In the second half, we’ll move on to the fundamentals of JavaScript like variables and control flow, and practice writing JavaScript functions to handle user interactions and DOM manipulation. Not sure what DOM manipulation is? Don’t worry, we’ll cover that, too.
By the end of this workshop, you’ll have a foundation in the building blocks of the web to start creating simple, interactive websites, and take your coding skills to the next level in a short course or bootcamp.
Please Note: Registration for this workshop will close 48 hours before the scheduled start date.
Takeaways
- Develop awareness of how the internet works and the components of full-stack development
- Learn to use HTML to create headers, paragraphs, and hyperlinks for a simple website
- Apply basic CSS syntax to adjust fonts, colors, and background in a website
- Learn about the fundamentals of JavaScript programming like defining variables, applying control flow, and defining functions
- Practice writing JS functions to handle user interactions and DOM manipulation to create dynamic web pages
- Explore online code editors and the browser’s development tools to troubleshoot your code
Preparation
- This workshop is beginner friendly — no prior coding knowledge necessary. It will be helpful to know basic keyboard shortcuts, though.
- Make sure to sign up for a free CodePen account if you don’t already have one before the workshop.
- We’ll send an email one day before, and one hour before the workshop begins with the Zoom link.
- There is no certificate for completing this workshop.
- Reach out to help@ga.co with any questions.
About the Instructor
Fred Ngo
Lead Instructor - Software Engineering, General Assembly
Fred has been a software developer for over 20 years, and has worked at a variety of companies both large and small. He is also an entrepreneur who was the founding CTO of VC-backed software startup (Standout Jobs) in 2008. In a previous life, he was a professional dance instructor and the founder of a swing dance studio (Cat's Corner) in Montreal. His passion is to teach and inspire the next generation of software developers.