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Posted by Richce Worrell
Richce Worrell
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Website Building

Hi, I have a friend who is a graphic designer and I want to be able to build the website she designs. I have started learning some JavaScript and plan on learning HTML, CSS Python and Django. But i would like to know which courses within are necessary to be a competent website developer so i am not cramming myself with knowledge i may never use. I feel as though i haven't explained myself well :( so feel free to ask questions if it doesn't make sense.

2 Answers

Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
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Hey there! Since you are talking about "website developers", you are going to want to study the core languages of web development:

  • HTML - This is the markup language which you will use to structure and create your webpages.
  • CSS - Will add the presentation (style) to your webpages.

After that, you could carry on/start with JavaScript which will add interactivity to your webpages.

varlevi
varlevi
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varlevi
varlevi
8,113 Points

I would recommend trying out the Front End Web Development Track. Since it does have some beginning JavaScript courses, you've probably already taken, you can use Compass to make sure you don't have to redo any courses. Finally, once you've completed most of the track, I'd recommend taking some design courses if you want to create the most visually appealing websites. I know it sounds like a lot, but if you take it slowly, you'll be building beautiful websites in only a few months.