Coding 101: what you need to know

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Sadly, computers don’t have the ability to think for themselves. They rely on others to provide them with directions. Coding is a set of instructions that tells computers how to perform what they’re supposed to do. It allows us to build computer software, games, apps, and websites. Learning to code helps adolescents acquire important abilities like problem-solving, reasoning, and critical thinking.

The three “web superheroes”/ 3+1 Model

Structure-HyperText Markup Language HTML: a markup language used for structuring and presenting content on the World Wide Web

Style-Cascading Style SheetsCSS: to create and format content structure

Logic- JavaScript -JS: scripting language that enables you to create dynamically updating content, control multimedia, animate images

A database is the “+1” of the “3+1” model

Popular Database- a systematic collection of data

Examples: MySQL, SQL Server, XML, Oracle

Steps for a website:

Step 1: Create a Host

Step 2: Domain Registration (webpage name) 

Step 3: Build Website

Step 4: Coding (3+1 Model)

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