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Week 2 of 8

How Websites Actually Work

Understand the technology behind the web before you start building serious applications.

What You'll Learn

  • How the internet works
  • Websites vs web applications
  • HTML fundamentals
  • CSS fundamentals
  • JavaScript fundamentals
  • Frontend vs backend
  • APIs and how applications communicate
  • Databases
  • Authentication
  • Git and GitHub
  • How AI can help you write and understand code

Practical Exercises

Students will:

  • Create their first HTML page
  • Style a responsive webpage
  • Add JavaScript functionality
  • Create a GitHub repository
  • Make their first Git commits
  • Use AI to explain and improve their code

Project

Personal Portfolio Website

Students create a professional website containing:

  • About section
  • Skills
  • Projects
  • Contact information
  • Responsive design

By the End of Week 2

You will understand the basic architecture of a modern web application and have your first project online.

Deliverable: Personal portfolio website
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