First steps on the web

Web Foundations

The honest starting point: how the web works, how to use the browser as a studio, and the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript you need to build your first real page.

By the end of this path

Build and publish a personal page that works for a real person, using only the platform's own tools.

Lessons

Six studio lessons

01 How the web works
Follow a request from URL to pixels: DNS, HTTP, servers, and the three languages of the web. 45 min
02 Your browser is a studio
Make live edits, read errors, and measure any page with the tools already in your browser. 55 min
03 HTML: the skeleton
Write meaningful markup for structure, links, images, lists, and forms. 70 min
04 CSS: the skin
Control layout, color, and typography with the cascade, the box model, and flexbox. 80 min
05 JavaScript: the behavior
Make pages respond to people with variables, functions, events, and the DOM. 80 min
06 Capstone: your first artifact
Combine the three languages into one page that does something real, then publish it. 90 min