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What Do Web Developers Do Exactly?

YoungUpstarts

Web developers need to have a wide range of skills and knowledge, including: Knowledge of various coding languages such as C+, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, and HTML markup. Client service and support. Project management. Effective communication skills.

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50 Places You Can Learn to Code (for Free) Online

YoungUpstarts

MIT OpenCourseWare : Find more than a hundred online course materials for electrical engineering and computer science in MIT’s OpenCourseWare collection. SitePoint Reference : Find references for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on Sitepoint. CodePupil : Learn how to code HTML and CSS through fun exercises and games on CodePupil.

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How to Build a Startup Team

techcocktail.com

If your developer knows ruby-on-rails but doesn’t care about the application you are creating, then there is no guarantee that their work will be as precise or consistent as you need – or that they will go the extra mile. Developer – Most likely your product requires some engineering. Find your forward and your point guard.

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How I went from beginner to selling my app in the app store in 2 months

The Next Web

It would be a lie to say I had absolutely no experience, but the experience I had prior to this process was limited to my engineering 101 course, where we learned how to draft algorithms and make small programs in C++ and Matlab. If you can make a game of life then you are at the level of familiarity I was at when I began.

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Web Sites and Books for Novice Programmers

Feld Thoughts

The other two were HTML, XHTML, and CSS published by Visual Blueprint and RailsSpace by Michael Hartl and Aurelius Prochazka. They felt the HTML/CSS book was so-so but it was enough to get them started. But when they went deep technically, they spent a lot of time with RailsCast , the Engine Yard blog, and Yehuda Katz’s blog.

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Frameworks Round 1

TechEmpower

Netty , Vert.x , and Java servlets are fast, but we were surprised how much faster they are than Ruby , Django , and friends. and Ruby on Rails is staggering. Weak performance can also cause premature scale pain, user experience degradation, and associated penalties levied by search engines. Ruby 2.0.0-p0. . --> Whoa!

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Framework Benchmarks

TechEmpower

Netty , Vert.x , and Java servlets are fast, but we were surprised how much faster they are than Ruby , Django , and friends. and Ruby on Rails is staggering. Weak performance can also cause premature scale pain, user experience degradation, and associated penalties levied by search engines. Ruby 2.0.0-p0. . --> Whoa!

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