What to know in advance of ICS 415
Brief introduction to the ICS 415 website.
screencast 7:45 min 26 Aug 09:00 AM
Structure of ICS 415
General outline for the course materials.
How grades for this class will be determined
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Brief introduction and basics of HTTP.
screencast 12 min 26 Aug 09:00 AM
Read the ‘Quick Start in 30 days’, starting with installation, user interface, editor basics, and all the way to code style and formatting.
How to set up IntelliJ IDEA appropriately for this class, hints for improving performance on Windows
IntelliJ reference documentation on keyboard bindings.
One user’s list of best IntelliJ shortcuts.
Optional
A guide to make it a little easier for newbies to get up to speed with IntelliJ IDEA.
Learn how to efficiently get from one piece of code to another in IntelliJ.
ROI of IDEs, basic capabilities
Optional screencast 13 min
Brief introduction to Hyper Text Markup Language.
screencast 20:30 min 26 Aug 09:00 AM
Introduction to HTML5. Skim through the w3schools.com HTML Tutorial.
Brief introduction to HTML5.
screencast 10 min 31 Aug 09:00 AM
Introduction to HTML5. Read the Beginner tutorial (except forms) and Intermediate tutorial (span/div and Meta).
Brief introduction to CSS.
screencast 20 min 02 Sep 09:00 AM
Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets
How to use the Google Web Fonts API to add fonts to your web pages.
A hand-picked set of 10 title/text font combinations.
Documentation for the developer tools associated with the Chrome browser.
Course on Chrome Developer Tools offered by Google and Code School.
How to install and use the Live Reload browser refresh tool.
Brief introduction to Responsive Web Design.
screencast 8 min 07 Sep 09:00 AM
Brief introduction to Bootstrap and its grid.
screencast 14 min 07 Sep 09:00 AM
Go get the Bootstrap framework.
A non-artsy primer in digital aesthetics.
A guide to visual aesthetics, written by a nerd
Dr. Johnson’s introduction to browser tools for picking colors.
screencast 6 min optional
The iconic font and CSS toolkit.
Free Themes for Bootstrap
This guide will help you communicate with conscious skill. It will show you how to create designs that are easy to understand and attractive.
Behind the curtain of the Bootstrap grid implementation
Optional CSS Ninjas Only
One designer’s picks; illustrates what is possible with Bootstrap.
Brief introduction to JavaScript.
screencast 13:30 min 14 Sep 09:00 AM
Brief introduction to the JavaScript DOM.
screencast 10:30 min 14 Sep 09:00 AM
Brief introduction to the JavaScript BOM.
Brief introduction to jQuery.
screencast 9 min 21 Sep 09:00 AM
Brief introduction to jQuery AJAX.
screencast 7:15 min 23 Sep 09:00 AM
ICS314 JavaScript Coding Standards
Online resources for learning JavaScript
Brief introduction to the Meteor web development platform.
screencast 11:45 min 28 Sep 09:00 AM
Brief introduction to the Meteor application structure.
screencast 11:00 min 30 Sep 09:00 AM
ICS 314 module for learning about the command line.
Brief overview of the Technology Presentations.
12 Oct 09:00 AM
Teams, subjects and presentation dates.
Teams and presentation dates.