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| ==== Class for 2013-08-05: Sign-up forms ==== | | ==== Class for 2015-02-23: Working from professional mockups, cont'd ==== |
| We continued working on [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class13/lecture.zip our site] and added a sign-up form, with validation, inside the modal. We used the [http://jqueryvalidation.org/ jQuery Validation plugin]. Validation is a very common request from clients and it comes in handy to know all the tips and tricks of forms and validation, and what new HTML5 elements can provide. | | We will continue working off of [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series2/class5/mockup.png this mockup], its [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series2/class5/mockup_annotations.png annotated version], and its [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series2/class5/assets.zip image assets] and learn a bit about CSS3 in the process. |
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| '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGJPBfWJWRc Lecture video]'''<br>
| | [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series7/class5/lecture.zip Here's where we left off last time.] |
| '''[http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class14/lecture.zip Lecture materials]'''
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| ==== Class for 2013-07-29: Modals and menus ====
| | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPljsmaygZc Lecture video]<br> |
| We went back to the [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class6/noiseco.zip "professional" site we'd put together a number of weeks ago] and added more functionality to it with some jQuery plugins. We first made a dialog box - or a "modal" - pop up when you click the sign up buttons. We did this by introducing [http://jqueryui.com/ jQuery UI] to make common user controls easier to create. We also added some dropdown functionality to our menus using pure CSS, but explained that jQuery UI can help out with the subtle nuances of menus.
| | [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series7/class6/lecture.zip Lecture materials] |
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| '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge2ZECyRRf8 Lecture video]'''<br> | | ==== Class for 2015-02-09: Working from professional mockups ==== |
| '''[http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class13/lecture.zip Lecture materials]'''
| | We'll take the knowledge we gained from looking at the CSS box model, floats, and positioning, and work off of [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series2/class5/mockup.png this mockup] and its [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series2/class5/mockup_annotations.png annotated version] to make a site that could pass as a professional design (but don't take my word for it). [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series2/class5/assets.zip Image assets can be found here]. |
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| ==== Class for 2013-07-22: AJAX ====
| | '''No video for this class. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OralfEawmM4 Here's last series's video.]'''<br> |
| We talked about Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, a technology that allows us to talk to a server without leaving the page. jQuery makes this extremely easy. We added AJAX functionality to [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class11/lecture.zip our app we've been building on]. We used this [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class12/tweet.php.zip PHP file] to test it out.
| | [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series7/class5/lecture.zip Lecture materials] |
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| '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi1arhXXQsw Lecture video]'''<br> | | ==== Class for 2015-02-02: CSS positioning ==== |
| '''[http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class12/lecture.zip Lecture materials]'''
| | In the last few classes, we've focused on element measurements and floats. This time, we'll focus on positioning of elements: using absolute, relative, or fixed positioning to put the elements anywhere we want on the whole page. We'll use [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series6/class4/mockup.png this mockup] along with [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series6/class4/assets.zip these assets] to put together a page that demonstrates positioning. |
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| ==== Class for 2013-07-15: jQuery, cont'd ====
| | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6pJlM6Hsjo Lecture video]<br> |
| We continued learning about jQuery by focusing on [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class10/lecture.zip the example we saw last week]. We added functionality to it that made it seem more like the real thing.
| | [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series7/class4/lecture.zip Lecture materials] |
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| '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Bublxub3w Lecture video]'''<br>
| | ==== Class for 2015-01-26: CSS floats ==== |
| '''[http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class11/lecture.zip Lecture materials]''' | | Floating is the secret sauce behind creating websites with multiple columns, navigation menus, and basically any block element that's aligned to the left or right. We'll learn about floats by taking a look at some examples, then take a [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series2/class4/mockup.png mockup] and create a site from it. |
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| ==== Class for 2013-07-08: jQuery ==== | | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpI-3yvswgY Lecture video]<br> |
| We introduced jQuery, a JavaScript library that makes web programming a whole lot easier. jQuery is the most popular of many libraries that allow us to interact with the document easily, while also providing us with a few tools that are missing from the base language.
| | [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series7/class3/lecture.zip Lecture materials] |
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| To learn what jQuery can do, we added some scripting to [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class10/assets.zip this sample web app].
| | ==== Class for 2015-01-12: CSS selectors and the box model ==== |
| | CSS selectors are probably the most complex part of the CSS language, so we'll look at them further in-depth. We'll also talk about the box model, the display concept that makes words and containers on the web look like they do. |
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| '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP3MgfcStxg Lecture video]'''<br>
| | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzDENIp705U Lecture video]<br> |
| '''[http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class10/lecture.zip Lecture materials]'''
| | [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series7/class2/lecture.zip Lecture materials] |
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| ==== Class for 2013-07-01: JavaScript, cont'd ==== | | ==== Class for 2015-01-05: the basics ==== |
| We continued discussing JavaScript basics: arrays, objects, creating functions, and scopes.
| | <span style="color:green">'''THIS is the class to attend if you are a complete beginner!'''</span> We are starting the curriculum of this class from square one. We'll cover the very basics: |
| | | * Explaining "front-end" vs. "back-end" |
| '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-Q5DhW8jpA Lecture video]'''<br>
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| '''[http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class9/lecture.zip Lecture materials]'''
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| ==== Class for 2013-06-24: JavaScript ====
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| We talked about JavaScript: making web pages interactive through client-side code. We used the console, which is part of the browser's developer tools, to demonstrate the basics of the language. This and next week's class can be treated as a general introduction to programming.
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| '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfd78FpYPuI Lecture video]'''<br>
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| '''[http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class8/lecture.zip Lecture materials]'''
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| ==== Class for 2013-06-17: HTTP & SFTP ====
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| We talked about file transfer: HTTP, which is the method of getting and sending information in the web browser, and SFTP, which is a method of securely uploading files to a web host.
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| We set up free web hosting accounts at [https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net NearlyFreeSpeech.NET], and uploaded to them using [http://filezilla-project.org the FileZilla client].
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| '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfJxBeNzbvQ Lecture video]'''
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| ==== Class for 2013-06-03: Working from professional mockups, cont'd ====
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| We continued putting our professional-looking site together from [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class5/lecture.zip where we left off]. We focused on some fancy CSS3 techniques, and we saw how to make an interactive dropdown menu with no JavaScript.
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| We didn't exactly finish, but I went ahead and put on the finishing touches. [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class6/noiseco The final product can be found here] (but where we left off can be found in the [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class6/lecture.zip lecture materials]).
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| '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMeTFrR1rtA Lecture video]'''<br>
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| '''[http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class6/lecture.zip Lecture materials]''' | |
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| ==== Class for 2013-05-20: Working from professional mockups ====
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| We took the knowledge we gained from looking at the CSS box model, floats, and positioning, and worked off of something given to us by a designer (me).
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| We worked off of [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series2/class5/mockup.png this mockup] and its [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series2/class5/mockup_annotations.png annotated version] to make a site that could pass as a professional design (but don't take my word for it). [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series2/class5/assets.zip Image assets can be found here].
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| '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y6MxRAPfLs Lecture video]'''<br>
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| '''[http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class5/lecture.zip Lecture materials]'''
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| ==== Class for 2013-05-13: CSS positioning ====
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| In the last few classes, we focused on element measurements and floats. This time, we focused on positioning of elements: spacing them out from other elements using margins, and using absolute, relative, or fixed positioning to put the elements anywhere we want on the whole page.
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| '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxROKEWIjB8 Lecture video]'''<br>
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| '''[http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class4/lecture.zip Lecture materials]'''
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| ==== Class for 2013-05-06: CSS floats ====
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| Floating is the secret sauce behind creating websites with multiple columns, navigation menus, and basically any block element that's aligned to the left or right. We learned about floats by taking a look at some examples, then took a [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series2/class4/mockup.png mockup] and created a site from it.
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| '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j6oA4sS99U Lecture video]'''<br>
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| '''[http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class3/lecture.zip Lecture materials]'''
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| ==== Class for 2013-04-22: CSS selectors and the box model ====
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| CSS selectors are probably the most complex part of the CSS language, so we looked at them further in-depth. We also talked about the box model, the display concept that makes words and containers on the web look like they do.
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| '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqQph1vry7A Lecture video]'''<br> | |
| '''[http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class2/lecture.zip Lecture materials]'''
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| ==== Class for 2013-04-15: the basics ====
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| We covered the very basics:
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| * Explaining "frontend" vs. "backend" | |
| * Discussing tools of the trade | | * Discussing tools of the trade |
| * Explaining the separation between structure, presentation, and behavior | | * Explaining the separation between structure, presentation, and behavior |
| * Writing a basic HTML page | | * Writing a basic HTML page |
| * Styling the page with basic CSS | | * Styling the page with basic CSS |
| * Explaining the role of frontend web development as a job and career | | * Explaining the role of front-end web development as a job and career |
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| | No recap session for this class. Please show up before 8pm, as physical space is limited. Bring a laptop! |
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| '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmDCjhCuNtU Lecture video]'''<br>
| | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eydq4iapY98 Lecture video]<br> |
| '''[http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series4/class1/lecture.zip Lecture materials]'''
| | [http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series7/class1/lecture.zip Lecture materials] |
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| [[Frontend_Web_Development/Notes/Archive|Notes archive]] | | [[Frontend_Web_Development/Notes/Archive|Notes archive]] |
Notes from previous Front-end Web Development classes.
Class for 2015-02-23: Working from professional mockups, cont'd
We will continue working off of this mockup, its annotated version, and its image assets and learn a bit about CSS3 in the process.
Here's where we left off last time.
Lecture video
Lecture materials
Class for 2015-02-09: Working from professional mockups
We'll take the knowledge we gained from looking at the CSS box model, floats, and positioning, and work off of this mockup and its annotated version to make a site that could pass as a professional design (but don't take my word for it). Image assets can be found here.
No video for this class. Here's last series's video.
Lecture materials
Class for 2015-02-02: CSS positioning
In the last few classes, we've focused on element measurements and floats. This time, we'll focus on positioning of elements: using absolute, relative, or fixed positioning to put the elements anywhere we want on the whole page. We'll use this mockup along with these assets to put together a page that demonstrates positioning.
Lecture video
Lecture materials
Class for 2015-01-26: CSS floats
Floating is the secret sauce behind creating websites with multiple columns, navigation menus, and basically any block element that's aligned to the left or right. We'll learn about floats by taking a look at some examples, then take a mockup and create a site from it.
Lecture video
Lecture materials
Class for 2015-01-12: CSS selectors and the box model
CSS selectors are probably the most complex part of the CSS language, so we'll look at them further in-depth. We'll also talk about the box model, the display concept that makes words and containers on the web look like they do.
Lecture video
Lecture materials
Class for 2015-01-05: the basics
THIS is the class to attend if you are a complete beginner! We are starting the curriculum of this class from square one. We'll cover the very basics:
- Explaining "front-end" vs. "back-end"
- Discussing tools of the trade
- Explaining the separation between structure, presentation, and behavior
- Writing a basic HTML page
- Styling the page with basic CSS
- Explaining the role of front-end web development as a job and career
No recap session for this class. Please show up before 8pm, as physical space is limited. Bring a laptop!
Lecture video
Lecture materials
Notes archive
