Notes on how we can break into the industry as web developers How to get your first software development job How to get experience Breaking into the industry seems like a catch 22 but people who break into the industry can show work that they have build. working on your

Notes on how the cloud helps us as web developers What is the cloud? Before Cloud Computing You had to buy a stack of servers. You had to maintain your own servers and expand when you had more traffic. Disadvantages setting up your own servers costs a lot of money.

Notes about Ecommerce Compare Shopify Pros Most popular e-commerce platform. Built with ecommerce entrepreneurs in mind. Free 14 day trial. Has useful apps and plugins. Cons Is more expensive can be 29$ a month Bigcommerce Pros Has some built in features that are great for ecommerce, but shopify has added

Contrasting different Payment Gateways What is a payment gateway? and how does it work? A payment gateway is a software application that payment service providers use to process payments for online purchases. A gateway can be used for many types of payment methods, but this video focuses on credit cards.

Squarespace vs WordPress: The Differences Squarespace Squarespace is a High level complete package that includes hosting, themes, plugins and more. Can only be hosted on squarespace servers. Squarespace is is more user friendly but less flexible. You don't have to think about technicalities. WordPress WordPress is not a

Notes on the current web developer landscape Web Developer Roadmap The video starts by explaining the connections between all the things we should learn in the current web developer landscape. The best way to learn to code is to work day to day in teams for a company. Where to

Notes about the history of the web. WWW vs The Internet Tim berners-Lee Created the world wide web = WWW in the URL in 1989. The internet started with the arpanet in 1969 as a military project to connect a few unerversities. Throuought the 70's and 80's

Notes about the course. Git vs Github. We learned the difference between Git and GitHub. We are going to use git to manage our code, while we use GitHub to store and host our code. Discuss Web Certificate and Degree. We were showed that you can strive for a web