What makes a Website?

Diana Lee

@duhrtyd

What was the first website you visited?

Since the start of software, things have grown tremendously quickly...

 

3 billion users online since 2014

Ada Lovelace & Margaret Hamilton

Who am I

MEng MathComp @ UCL :)

diana.click / github: parisandmilo

teach coding with Code First: Girls

 

Web Developer

I started coding in Front-End and I love everything JavaScript.

Also speak Python, Java, and C :)

 

Fun Fact!

I wanted to be an actress when I was younger.

THE INTERNET

What people think

THE INTERNET

Reality

The Internet Lives in a Huge Hotel in Manhattan

- Wired

Client

Makes requests for information, and takes information from users

Server

Responds with requested information, and stores information from users

Type in 216.58.204.46 - where does it go?

What makes a website?

files of a basic website

content + additional resources

HTML
CSS
JavaScript

structure

style

interaction

There are no secrets in (front-end) HTML, CSS or JS

Dev Tools

So...

how do i make dynamic websites and web applications?

THE HTML DOM

Client application

Server application

database

PUT

POST

DELETE

GET

Document Object Model

But how?

You need a back-end service

RESTful web services :D

What next?

Could you build for the web?

Think about the applications we use today - how would you do it differently to truly make an impact?

  WHAT PROBLEMS DO YOU WANT TO SOLVE?

WHICH LANGUAGE(S) SHOULD I LEARN?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BUILD?

• Application Development (Web & Mobile, Desktop)
• Intelligent Software & Data Analytics
• Operating Systems, Networks & Data Engineering
• Robots, Cars, Machines

What languages you pick depend on the type of problems you want to solve...

An example of the Full-Stack Engineer's repertoire

1) Knowing where to find things
2) Understanding Concepts
3) Always learning