Microsoft launches free Web Development program for beginners

The software giant, Microsoft has launched a new program for beginners interested in getting started with web development technologies. The program called 'Web Dev for Beginners' is hosted on GitHub and offered through YouTube.

The 12-week long program includes 24 lesson curriculum that includes JavaScript, CSS, and HTML. Each lesson has pre and post-lesson quizzes. Here's what each lesson includes:

optional sketchnote optional supplemental video pre-lesson warmup quiz written lesson for project-based lessons, step-by-step guides on how to build the project knowledge checks a challenge supplemental reading assignment post-lesson quiz

Towards the end of the program, students will be able to work on real-world web development projects. Here are the concepts that students will learn

Introduction to Programming and Tools of the Trade Basics of GitHub includes working with a team Accessibility JavaScript Data Types Functions and Methods Making Decisions with JS Arrays and Loops HTML in Practice CSS in Practice JavaScript Closures, DOM manipulation Build a Typing Game Working with Browsers Building a form, calling an API and storing variables in local storage Background processes in the browser, web performance More Advanced Game Development with JavaScript Drawing to canvas Moving elements around the screen Collision detection Keeping score Ending and restarting the game HTML Templates and Routes in a Web App Build a Login and Registration Form Methods of Fetching and Using Data Concepts of State Management

You can enroll in the program Click-here.