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Web Starter Kit is a survival guide for students in the web developer program at Yrgo. This is a curated list of the best links from our lessons and workshops. It has everything you need to get started with web development at Yrgo.

Feel like contributing to the starter kit? Please make sure you read the guidelines first!

Getting Started

Hi there 👋 Are you new to the world of web development? Do you want to get started building web pages for the world wide web? Then this guide is for you!

1. If you haven't already, download a text editor such as Visual Studio Code. This is where you'll build your web pages by writing code.

2. To get started we suggest you take a look at The Coding Bootcamp Primer by Scrimba. This course teaches you the web development skills you need in order to enroll in a coding bootcamp. It's your first step towards a career in software development.

3. If you haven't already, please apply to the web developer program at Yrgo! You wont regret it!

4. If you scroll further down you'll find our favorite online resources to get started with web development.

   Happy hacking! 🦄

Software

• Visual Studio Code - A code editing, redefined, free and open-source editor which runs everywhere.
• GitHub Desktop - A Git collaboration tool for macOS and Windows.
• Hyper - A beautiful and extensible CLI experience, built on open web standards.
• Figma - A digital collaborative interface design tool.

Front-end

Beginner

• Learn to Code HTML & CSS - A comprehensive guide dedicated to helping beginners learn HTML and CSS.
• Introduction to HTML - Learn basic HTML with this interactive course with Scrimba.
• Introduction to CSS - Learn how to design websites in less than an hour with Scrimba.
• Introduction to JavaScript - Learn the most popular programming language on the web.

Intermediate

• What The Flexbox? - A free 20 video course that will help you master CSS Flexbox.
• CSS Grid - Learn css grid with Wes Bos in 25 pretty good videos.
• Introduction to ES6 - Learn modern JavaScript through 23 screencasts.
• Learn Modern JavaScript - Features freeCodeCamp's ES6 curriculum recorded as interactive screencasts.

Advanced

• JavaScript 30 - Build 30 things with vanilla JS in 30 days with 30 tutorials.
• Learn React - Learn all the basics to build dynamic, interactive web applications with React.
• Learn Vue.js - 9 interactive screencasts to take you from beginner to advanced.

Back-end

• The PHP Practitioner - A beginner PHP video course by Laracasts.
• Introduction to SQL - A series of interactive lessons and exercises designed to help you quickly learn SQL.
• Introduction to C# - A interactive C# course that you can run in your browser.
• Laravel From Scratch - A video series with the essentials of Laravel development.

Tools

• Git and GitHub for Poets - A video course about version control with Git and GitHub.
• Command Line Basics - A video tutorial series to learn command line from the very basics.
• Chrome DevTools 101 - Learn how to use popular Chrome DevTools features with Kayce Basques.
• Figma Tutorial - A video course to get started with designing in Figma.

Discounts

• Student Developer Pack - The best developer tools, free for students.
• JetBrains - Whichever technologies you use there's a JetBrains tool to match.

_{The links above are discounted software and services for students. Use your school email address to get access to these resources. Please ask a fellow student or a teacher if you can't remember your email address.}

Podcasts

• Base.cs - Beginner-friendly computer science lessons by CodeNewbie.
• Front End Happy Hour - A podcast featuring a panel of software engineers talking about front-end.
• Syntax - Tasty treats podcast for web developers by Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski.
• The Laracasts Snippet - Each episode, offers a single thought on some aspect of web development.

Documentation

• Mozilla Developer Network - The ultimate front-end resources for developers, by developers.
• PHP Manual - The official documentation manual for the core PHP framework and language.
• Basic MySQL - This basic MySQL tutorial explains some of the basic SQL statements.
• C# Guide - The C# guide provides many resources about the C# language.
• DevDocs - This service combines multiple API documentations in a fast, organized, and searchable interface.

Cheatsheets

• HTML Reference - A free guide to HTML which features all elements and attributes.
• CSS Reference - A free visual guide to CSS which features the most popular properties.
• How HTTPS Works - A guide to how HTTPS works ...in a comic!
• How DNS Works - A fun and colorful explanation of how DNS works.
• HTTP Status Codes - An easy to reference database of HTTP Status Codes with their definitions.
• Devhints - A ridiculous collection of web development cheatsheets.
• TLDR - A community effort to simplify the beloved man pages with practical examples.

License

To the extent possible under law, Yrgo has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.