Are JavaScript and jQuery Additional Skills to Add to Your Resume?
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Are JavaScript and jQuery Additional Skills to Add to Your Resume?

I recently answered a question on Quora in which the original poster asked if it was okay to add JavaScript and jQuery to his resume, even if he hadn’t used them much. Ordinarily, I try to empathize with the person asking the question and give long detailed responses in an effort to try to help. This…

How to Stop Spam Bots from Visiting Your Website
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How to Stop Spam Bots from Visiting Your Website

This past week, You Can Learn How to Code received a ton of referral traffic. I was initially excited when I logged into Google Analytics and saw the results. Upon closer examination, however, I discovered that I was receiving 50+ visits every day from the same website. Since all the traffic was only from one…

XML Online Training
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XML Online Training

I have been on the hunt for a good XML course for a couple of years now and have piloted a few different XML online training courses. It has been quite a search, as I discovered various issues with the courses I had tried. A couple of them, for example, glossed over how to set…

How to Learn HTML and CSS Fast: The Best Course to Get You Started
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How to Learn HTML and CSS Fast: The Best Course to Get You Started

I recently had the pleasure of taking Brad Schiff’s Web Design for Beginners course on Udemy, and all I can say is that I wish this course existed when I was first trying to learn HTML and CSS. I first stated learning web design from a web developer bootcamp course, and while I picked up…

How Do I Become a Web Designer?
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How Do I Become a Web Designer?

If you have a strong independent streak, a well-developed sense of aesthetics and don’t shy away from learning tech skills, then you might enjoy a career as a web designer. A good web designer enjoys experimenting with color, typography and layout and works to find the best combination of these elements. Web designers will also…

If / Else Statements in JavaScript
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If / Else Statements in JavaScript

Understanding if / else statements and other types of conditional logic is an essential skill for programmers. As you start to write more complex programs, you’ll find that you’ll start relying heavily on conditional logic. If else statements in JavaScript, for example, will instruct the browser to execute code (or not), if a specified condition…

Best Online JavaScript Course — The Web Developer Bootcamp
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Best Online JavaScript Course — The Web Developer Bootcamp

Update January 2021: I had stopped recommending this course so vehemently because it had not been updated to include ES6 syntax, but I am glad to say that the course is now fully updated! Colt Steele remains one of my favorite instructors on Udemy, and I hope you like the course as much as I…