If you're running a tech start-up, it's essential that you familiarize yourself with the fundamentals of web development. Ultimately knowing how to "talk to the talk" will help you communicate better with developers, and overall just look really cool.
In this hour and a half long workshop, Chris Castiglione, experienced developer and founder of One Month Rails, will tackle some development principles and answer questions to get you on the right path, such as, "Front-end vs. Back-end?", "Is UX necessary for my project?", "What is this Javascript function thingy, and why am I passing it strange math equations to it?" He will also have you coding a bit yourself!
Leading a development team (without being a developer yourself) can sometimes feels like talking about dancing, and so this is an interactive and friendly environment in which to learn the basics. Come with questions, and a desire to have fun!
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7. PEANUT BUTTER
& JELLY SANDWICH
find two slices of bread
spread peanut butter on one slice of bread
8. PEANUT BUTTER
& JELLY SANDWICH
find two slices of bread
spread peanut butter on one slice of bread
spread jelly on the other slice of bread
9. PEANUT BUTTER
& JELLY SANDWICH
find two slices of bread
spread peanut butter on one slice of bread
spread jelly on the other slice of bread
put the two slices of bread together
37. WEB MASTER
WEB DEVELOPER WEB DESIGNER
FRONT-END BACK-END VISUAL DESIGNERUSER EXPERIENCE
User-Interface Information ArchitectureDatabase Expert
Growth HackerSecurity Testing
HTML5 Animation
SEO Expert Usability
50. PERSONAS: WHAT JOHN CARES ABOUT
Has 5+ computers in his home but says he
would gamble on his iPad or a PC netbook
running Firefox primarily.
Has an iPhone 4, can’t wait to convince his
wife he needs the new one. Doesn’t think
he would gamble on the iPhone but could
see wanting to check his account.
Has a Facebook and Twitter profile but
would not want to use it to setup an
account. He would like to be able to see
who of his Twitter and Facebook friends is
playing the game however.
Watches video online, sports clips mostly.
Pays for Netflix.
Does most, if not all, shopping online out
of convenience and selection.
51. PERSONAS: WHAT JOHN CARES ABOUT
This isn’t sketchy is it?
How can I get my friends involved?
How often are the races on the weekends?
How good quality are the videos?
How will the load time be on my iPad?
How much do I need to play?
How much could I win?
Do I need to know about horses to make smart bets?
55. IA: THE BLUEPRINT
SITEMAPS &
FLOW DIAGRAMS
WIREFRAMES & CONTENT
Establish flow and order
Define the user interaction and
ease the handoff process to the
creative team
80. DEVELOPMENT
Comps become graphics & real text
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84. DEVELOPMENT
The development process can be broken into two separate responsibilities:
FRONT-END WEB DEVELOPMENT
1. Client Side
2. How things look to the user
3. Involves: Images, Content & Structure
4. HTML, CSS & JavaScript
85. DEVELOPMENT
The development process can be broken into two separate responsibilities:
FRONT-END WEB DEVELOPMENT
1. How things look to the user
2. Involves: Images, Content & Structure
3. HTML, CSS & JavaScript
BACK-END WEB DEVELOPMENT
1. How things work
2. Involves: “business logic” and data
3. Ruby, PHP, C++, Java, etc.