Programming Fundamentals for Non-Programmers: Intensive Series

Sydney Campus

GA Sydney
1 Market Street, Podium Building (entry via Kent Street, to the red-brick building, next to My Lua)
Sydney NSW 2000

Past Locations for this Class Series

Programming Fundamentals for Non-Programmers: Intensive Series | Sydney

Sydney Campus

GA Sydney
1 Market Street, Podium Building (entry via Kent Street, to the red-brick building, next to My Lua)
Sydney NSW 2000

Past Locations for this Class Series

About this class series

Are you a creative or entrepreneur that wishes you could speak tech with your web development team? Maybe you wish you could code a bit yourself? In this workshop we'll tackle some development principles to get you on the right path. We'll look at questions like, "Front-end vs. Back-end?", "What is this Javascript function thingy, and why am I passing it strange math equations to it?"

If you're running a tech start-up, it's essential that you familiarise yourself with the fundamentals of web development. Ultimately knowing how to "talk to the talk" will help you communicate better with developers. Come with questions, and a desire to have fun!

Takeaways

  • Front-end programming vs. back-end programming
  • Introduction to HTML, CSS and JavaScript
  • Overview of databases, server side frameworks, and key coding languages
  • Reading code and basic development principles to get started
  • Build a basic web application from scratch

Prereqs & Preparation

Basic computer skills are required, you should be able to install programs, unzip files etc.

Please bring a laptop as we will be doing live coding during the class and a number of exercises.

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