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Web Tooling & Automation

Course

In this course, you’ll learn how to setup your development environment and save a lot of time and effort with automatic optimization.

In this course, you’ll learn how to setup your development environment and save a lot of time and effort with automatic optimization.

Last Updated March 7, 2022

Prerequisites:

No experience required

Course Lessons

Lesson 1

Introduction

Learn the foundations of what web tooling is and how to prevent over-optimization.

Lesson 2

Productive Editing

Get your text editor setup, learn all of its powerful features and keyboard shortcuts.

Lesson 3

Powerful Builds

Start exploring the Gulp build system and automate many of the processes you perform multiple times throughout the course of your work.

Lesson 4

Expressive Live Editing

Setup LiveReload to automatically reload your browser every time you make a change in your code.

Lesson 5

How to Prevent Disasters

Learn how to prevent cross-browser issues in your CSS, prevent JavaScript errors, and more - all with your tool pipeline!

Lesson 6

Awesome Optimizations

Lesson 7

Conclusion

Wrap-up your tooling setup and make use of a pre-provided package of scaffolding tools.

Taught By The Best

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Paul Bakaus

Instructor

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James Williams

Instructor

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Projects are based on real-world scenarios and challenges, allowing you to apply the skills you learn to practical situations, while giving you real hands-on experience.

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Reviewers provide timely and constructive feedback on your project submissions, highlighting areas of improvement and offering practical tips to enhance your work.

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  • Gain valuable insights and improve your skills