Welcome
Intro
Welcome to CoderGirl’s Front-End Web Developer learning plan!
This path is for people wanting to code websites. By the end of this path you will have…
- Learned 3 Programming Languages - HTML, CSS, Javascript
- Learned a couple of other tools for Building the Web (Version Control, Frameworks and Development Tools)
- Built 3 Websites
- Built an Online Portfolio for Yourself
This site will act as your portal to all the resources you will need on your learning path. Starting with Lessons. Lessons consist of…
- A Focus - what you will learn during the lesson
- Meet-Up Content - a brief description of what we will do at the Wednesday Meet-Up
- Course Work - this is work that you will completed to finish the lesson. This will vary from week to week. It could be working on a project, answering a question, taking online courses, or reading some articles.
Outside of Lessons there are a few other tools you can use to work through the Learning Path…
- Slack - slack is a great tool that allows you to not feel lonely as you are learning outside of the physical CoderGirl meet-up. This is where you can talk to other people in your cohort (maybe some homework help), get help from mentors, or post cool/helpful things you find as you learn. It’s the same community you will find at the physical meet-up but ONLINE! It’s great.
- If you haven’t already, join the slack community here go to the Pre-Lesson to download and get started
- If you have slack, but aren’t sure how to use it, just google it. There are some great articles out there. (You can also start with the one slack offers)
- CoderGirl Meet-Ups (6-8pm Wednesday)
Meet-Ups happen every Wednesday from 6-8pm. To be prepared, make sure to bring:
- your computer (or if you don’t have one, you will have access to one at CoderGirl)
- computer charger
- some headphones
- a pen and some paper
At the MeetUp, the Web Dev mentors will lead you through a variety of things…
- “Quick Talks” - mini lessons on things that are challenging or get confusing when learning web development
- Share/Discuss Assignment - students will get to show their accomplishments since the last MeetUp
- Sometimes you will work with other people in your cohort to complete group assignments
- Sometimes you will get a “Work Day” - time to start on a new lesson, course or assignment
Mentors will post what we covered in the MeetUp after every Wednesday so you have a reference (or in the case you are not in St. Louis, you can follow along).
You are ready to begin the First Lesson!
Pre-Lesson
Download
Create Accounts:
- LaunchCode’s Slack
- Join the #codergirl-general and #cg-web-dev channel
- GitHub