Introduction to Web Development

Colin Gourlay & Kevin Vanderbeken

Colin

Kev

we make websites

we‘re qualified to do it

you can too

how does it work?

where can I find information?

so what’s in the course?

8 week module

HTML + CSS

what about assessment?

how’s our speed?

if you’re feeling left behind...

...don’t worry!

email us...

colin.gourlay@apn.com.au

kevin.vanderbeken@apn.com.au

if you’re REALLY keen...

W3Schools+

Opera Web Standards Curriculum

The Layers of Web Development

HTML=

(the content layer)

CSS=

(the presentation layer)

Javascript=

(the behaviour layer)

separate your content, presentation & behaviour

why?

because this happens...

let’s talk about the overlap

why is this beneficial?

shared resources

faster downloads

collaborative effort

accessibility

backwards compatibility

web standards

the W3C(World Wide Web Consortium)

“The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community that develops standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web.”

http://www.w3.org/

next week...