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Introduction to GitHub for Web DevelopersYour First 30 Days of Web DevelopmentGitHub is the single largest host for Git repositories. Git repositories, if you remember, are projects (e.g., folders, directories) that are managed by Git's version control.
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Introduction to Git for Web DevelopersYour First 30 Days of Web DevelopmentHave you ever run into file saving hell 🔥? Git to the rescue 🚨.
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Relative File Path vs Absolute File PathsYour First 30 Days of Web DevelopmentFile Paths are grammar's equivalent to the words "except" and "accept." People don't _really_ know the difference, they guess and hope for the best 🤞.
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What are CLIs and GUIs? Differences and Similarities, ExplainedYour First 30 Days of Web DevelopmentCLI, GUIs, shells? You may not know it, but you're very familiar with all three.
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Decoding Web Developer Job PostingsYour First 30 Days of Web DevelopmentBy the end of this article, you'll have a better understanding of how to read Web Developer job descriptions. As well as how to decipher what kind of skills they're asking for.
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Frameworks vs Libraries: Explanations and ExamplesYour First 30 Days of Web DevelopmentTo get in front of what might later become confusing, I want to stop and quickly talk about **Frameworks and Libraries**.
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The Top 4 Programming Languages and their ApplicationsYour First 30 Days of Web DevelopmentNow that we have a sense of what the top Programming Languages are, we should investigate what these Programming Languages are used for.
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How to Pick Which Programming Language You Should Learn FirstYour First 30 Days of Web DevelopmentHow do you know what Programming Language to learn? Do you need to learn more than one Programming Language, and if so in what order should you learn them?
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Javascript Basics for Web DevelopersYour First 30 Days of Web DevelopmentHTML gives the web structure. CSS provides that structure with style. **JavaScript makes that structure _interactive_**.
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CSS Units: What They are and How to Use ThemYour First 30 Days of Web DevelopmentToday we'll be focusing on the different CSS units, which indicate a size. We will use the DevTools to play with different variations.
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Using CSS Selectors: Beginner-Friendly Exercises and ExamplesYour First 30 Days of Web DevelopmentTo get more comfortable with Selector Specificity, let's revisit our "css-practice.html" document.
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Understanding CSS Specificity: Id, Class, and Tag SelectorsYour First 30 Days of Web DevelopmentWhat's easier to say, "toy boat ⛵️" or "selector specificity" three times fast? Try it out. I can say neither.