Web technology and web design tutorials

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Most tutorials are drafts that may never be completed since the web is already rich with tutorials - Daniel K. Schneider october 2009. That was still true as of Feb 2011. Some technical information has been added. As of 2020, major additions have been made in the area of Fab lab technology and practice.

Introduction[edit | edit source]

This entry indexes various web technology and web design tutorials. Roughly, the learning goals are the following

Web technology level 1 - Learning goals

Use simple Web 2.0 services like Webtops
Configure a web 2.0 application, e.g. a a blog or a social network
Import widgets and understand how content syndication works
Learn how the Internet works and about some major Web protocols
Design a web page with (X)HTML and CSS and upload it to a server
Evaluate and use web page styles
Edit and code simple JavaScript programs
Know how to make use of JavaScript libraries
Create and validate an XML file (learn how to read and use DTDs and XML Schemas)

web technology level 2 - learning goals:

Learn web design and usability principles
Design XML grammars
Write XSLT stylesheets for text or database centered XML applications
Access a web server, code, test and run a very simple server-side program
Design a simple SQL database
Be able to use some PHP/MySQL generators
Install and configure LAMP-based web applications

web design - learning goals:

Implement a user-centered agile design practice
Use prototyping tools like pencil and paper and wireframing tools
Identify major usability issues
Conduct simple usability tests
Understand requirements for accessibility

List of (future) tutorials[edit | edit source]

Note: The list below is really provisional, got some renaming and (of course) work to do. Also, some entries are less than incomplete ...

Getting started[edit | edit source]

I suggest to start creating web sites with online services. This way you will be aware of what you can do without learning to code or install anything. In addition, you will implicitly become aware some issues and concepts that will be introduced later.