Introduction to Web Development
Welcome to Introduction to Web Development! My name is Armando
León, and I am a sophomore at Columbia University. Though my major is
history, I am also passionate about all things web development and I hope
to teach you the very basics to get you started.
Please note that a laptop computer is absolutely required for this
class. If you do not have one, you will not be able to participate
in this course. The laptop computer must have the ability to use WiFi,
and you must be allowed to download files from the Internet and email
files to others. I apologize to those students that cannot get a laptop, but
this course (as well as web development) is very hands-on and you need a
computer.
Although any browser should work, there are often cross-browser quirks
that make it difficult to re-create each look precisely among all modern
browsers. As such, I recommend that you use Google Chrome, which you
can download at http://google.com/chrome. This will be the browser I
use in class.
There is no need to download special software for web development,
though you may want to consider an application made specifically for web
development or programming. For Windows and Mac, I recommend the
Brackets IDE, which you can download at http://brackets.io/. I will use
this throughout class, but it is not required.
