Week 1 Notes

Getting Started

Digital Ocean set-up

Web Servers with Servi

For HTML and CSS work, download Sublime OR TextWrangler, OR a text editor of your choice.

HTML and CSS

Intro to HTML

Intro to CSS and (optionally) for more advanced CSS, see CSS Layout

Reference:

• Mozilla HTML developer guide: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/HTML
• All the tags: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element
• All the attributes for the tags: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element
• CSS: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS

Further Help

For step-by-step tutorials, we have access to Lynda.com training courses via the NYU Library. If you're new to HTML and/or CSS, I highly recommend watching these.

Request a Lynda.com account at http://nyu.libguides.com/digitalstudio/appointments (It’s in the "Make an Appointment" form, but you don’t actually make an appointment.) On the form, check "Instructional Video Modules". It may take a day or two to get approved.

See the following courses:

• http://www.lynda.com/HTML-tutorials/HTML-Essential-Training/170427-2.html
• http://www.lynda.com/Web-Interactive-CSS-tutorials/CSS-Fundamentals/80436-2.html

Pro-tip: You can play the videos at a faster or slower speeds.

Command Line

We'll be using the command line regularly in this class. Nothing too fancy; just the basics. Get familiar, at the very least, with the commands ls, cd, and mkdir. http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/02/learn_enough_unix_for_your_resume/#Basic_Commands