This is where it all begins! A hands-on introduction to all of the essential tools you'll need to build real, working websites. You'll learn what web developers actually do – the foundations you'll need for later courses.

The Outline

The Basics
- How this Course Will Work - lesson
- Introduction to Web Development - lesson
- Gearing Up - lesson
- Join the Odin Community - lesson
- How Does the Web Work? - lesson
Installations
- Installation Overview - lesson
- Prerequisites - lesson
- Text Editors - lesson
- Command Line Basics - lesson
- Installing Ruby - lesson
- Project: Your First Rails Application
Git Basics
- Introduction to Git - lesson
- Git Basics - lesson
- Project: Practicing Git Basics
The Front End
- Introduction to the Front End - lesson
- HTML and CSS Basics - lesson
- Developer Tools - lesson
- Project: HTML/CSS
JavaScript Basics
- Fundamentals Part 1 - lesson
- Fundamentals Part 2 - lesson
- Developer Tools 2 - lesson
- Fundamentals Part 3 - lesson
- Project: Rock Paper Scissors
- Clean Code - lesson
- Fundamentals Part 4 - lesson
- DOM Manipulation - lesson
- Project: Etch-a-Sketch
- Fundamentals Part 5 - lesson
- Project: Calculator
The Back End
- Introduction to the Back End - lesson
- Ruby Basics - lesson
- Project: Ruby
Web Development Frameworks
- Introduction to Frameworks - lesson
- Ruby on Rails Basics - lesson
- Project: Ruby on Rails
Pair Programming
- Introduction to Pair Programming - lesson
- Preparing to Remote Pair - lesson
- Project: Pairing Project
Tying it All Together
- Conclusion - lesson