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HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
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HTML describes what each part of a webpage IS to your browser. Ex <title> and <audio> and <video>, <img> and <p>. It says "here's how you should show this. It's marked title, so show it as a title!"
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CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
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CSS is the language that makes the web look nice. Ex font colors, background colors, font size, border to a paragraph etc. It's Scarlet O'Hara in her green ball gown.
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JavaScript
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JavaScript is a programming language that helps make a web page interactive. Ex. Any time anything updates in page (oh hey! like this flashcard site auto saving!!), so tweets, facebook timeline updating, a google spreadsheet, or a google autocomplete.
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Programming Languages
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Programming languages are what we use to tell computers what to do! Ex. Python, Ruby, C++, PHP, Java.
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Databases
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Databases are like fancy spreadsheets where information lives. They usually use SQL. Banks and blogs and things use databases for your info.
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IP Address
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An IP Address is your computer's address on the internet. It looks something like this: 192.168.0.1. It's how your computer gets webpages. It asks another computer how the webpage and the other computer sends it to your IP address.
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PHP
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PHP is one of the most popular programming languages for the web.
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My SQL
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MySQL is one of the most popular databases in the world, and no one agrees on how to pronounce it.
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API*
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API stands for Application Programming Interface, and it's how computers and web applications share information with each other.
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Frontend Vs. Backend
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The frontend is the part of a website you can see and interact with, while the backend is all the rest. Ex. Frontend is HTML, CSS, and Javascript and Backend is typically a web server, an application and a database.
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The cloud
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The "cloud" is, simply put, the internet.
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Bugs
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Bugs are problems or errors in software or computer hardware.
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Web server*
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A web server is a computer that can be accessed through the internet. Ex: base!
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Open Source
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Open Source is the practice of sharing how a computer program was made and allowing anyone to customize the program as they see fit! Ex. GitHub, Wordpress... even Firefox!
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HTTPS
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HTTP is the standard used for shuttling information around the Web. HTTPS is a secure version (S is for secure). *SSL is the security protocol
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Ruby
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Ruby is a programming language designed for productivity and fun!
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SEO
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SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the process of making your site more visible on search engines like Google. Ex: white hat and black hat. White hat uses processes that search engines approve of, black hat does not.
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Responsive Design
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Responsive design is designing one web page to be easily viewable on multiple screens. CSS3 @ media queries which basically means the web browser knows how big the screen is.
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Domain
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A domain is a shortcut to a computer that's hooked up to the internet.
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Rails
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Rails, a.k.a Ruby on Rails, is a framework for building web applications.
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Version Control
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Version control keeps track of the changes you make to a file.
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Command line
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A command line interface (or the command line) is a text-only way of browsing and interacting with your computer
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