Introduction to Web Development

Web development is the process of building websites and web applications. It involves a variety of tasks, including web design, web content development, client-side/server-side scripting, and network security configuration. Web development is a broad term for the work involved in developing a website for the Internet or an intranet. This can include web design, web content development, client-side/server-side scripting, and network security configuration.

Some of the IDEs that you can use for Web Development are:

• Visual Studio Code
• Sublime Text
• TrebEdit for Android devices.

Although, I highly recommend programming on a computer rather than a mobile device, as it is easier to code and debug on a computer, and there are some features that are not available on mobile devices.

Project Structure

Before you start developing a website, it is important to understand the structure of a web project. A basic web project consists of the following components:

1. HTML: The structure of the website is defined using HTML (HyperText Markup Language).
2. CSS: The presentation of the website is defined using CSS (Cascading Style Sheets).
3. JavaScript: The behavior of the website is defined using JavaScript.
4. Images and Other Assets: Images, videos, and other assets used in the website.

Here is how you should structure your web project:

• Directorystyles/

  • style.css
• Directoryscripts/

  • script.js
• Directoryimages/

  • logo.png
  • favicon.ico
• index.html

Above is a basic structure of a web project. The styles folder contains the CSS files, the scripts folder contains the JavaScript files, the images folder contains the images and other assets, and the index.html file is the main HTML file of the website.

Tip

Although you can call the HTML file anything you want, it is a good practice to name it index.html as it is the default file that is loaded when you visit a website. So for example if you visit https://example.com, the index.html file will be loaded, instead of needing to type https://example.com/home.html to load the home page.

If you want to create new routes like https://example.com/about, you can create an about folder, and inside that folder, create an index.html file. This way, when you visit https://example.com/about, the index.html file inside the about folder will be loaded.

The favicon.ico file is the icon that is displayed in the browser tab. It is a good practice to include a favicon in your website. Even if you don’t have a custom icon, you can find a random icon online, just make sure it is a .ico file.

Keep in mind that for the rest of the sections, we will be using the structure above as a reference. You can modify the structure as you see fit, but it is important to keep the structure organized and easy to navigate.