🌐 Web Development

Hands-on guides to building for the modern web, covering front-end frameworks, back-end architecture, and the ever-evolving ecosystem of tools that power the internet.

Laravel

by Matt Stauffer • 2016

Build instead of boilerplate: the PHP framework that ships with ORM, authentication, and a CLI tool.

4.43

188

🐘 Php Frameworks 🔧 Laravel 🗃️ Object-Relational Mapping 🔗 Api Development 📐 Convention Over Configuration

Laravel

Build instead of boilerplate: the PHP framework that ships with ORM, authentication, and a CLI tool.

by Matt Stauffer 2016

4.43

188 ratings

🐘 Php Frameworks 🔧 Laravel 🗃️ Object-Relational Mapping 🔗 Api Development 📐 Convention Over Configuration

Eloquent JavaScript

by Marijn Haverbeke • 2010

Build an interpreter while learning JavaScript: the fundamentals-first approach that lasts.

4.14

3k+

🟨 Javascript Programming 🔷 Functional Programming 📘 Language Fundamentals 🔮 Metaprogramming 🧑‍💻 Learning To Code

Eloquent JavaScript

Build an interpreter while learning JavaScript: the fundamentals-first approach that lasts.

by Marijn Haverbeke 2010

4.14

3k+ ratings

🟨 Javascript Programming 🔷 Functional Programming 📘 Language Fundamentals 🔮 Metaprogramming 🧑‍💻 Learning To Code

A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript. The new tech-assisted approach that requires half the effort

by Mark Myers • 2013

JavaScript learned through short chapters and immediate coding practice, designed to stick faster.

4.04

624

💻 Learn To Code 📚 Programming Fundamentals 🐣 Beginner Programming 🖱️ Dom Scripting 🔰 Absolute Beginners

A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript. The new tech-assisted approach that requires half the effort

JavaScript learned through short chapters and immediate coding practice, designed to stick faster.

by Mark Myers 2013

4.04

624 ratings

💻 Learn To Code 📚 Programming Fundamentals 🐣 Beginner Programming 🖱️ Dom Scripting 🔰 Absolute Beginners

Learning React

by Alex Banks • 2017

React without the chaos: a sequenced path from components to hooks to the production toolchain.

4.07

521

🧱 Component Architecture 🧮 Functional Programming 📊 State Management ✅ Testing Practices 🏗️ Frontend Frameworks

Learning React

React without the chaos: a sequenced path from components to hooks to the production toolchain.

by Alex Banks 2017

4.07

521 ratings

🧱 Component Architecture 🧮 Functional Programming 📊 State Management ✅ Testing Practices 🏗️ Frontend Frameworks

Async JavaScript

by Trevor Burnham • 2012

JavaScript's single thread is a feature: the async patterns that keep code responsive.

4.00

204

🔄 Asynchronous Programming 🧩 Javascript Design Patterns 📡 Event-Driven Architecture 🧵 Concurrency Models ⚡ Web Performance

Async JavaScript

JavaScript's single thread is a feature: the async patterns that keep code responsive.

by Trevor Burnham 2012

4.00

204 ratings

🔄 Asynchronous Programming 🧩 Javascript Design Patterns 📡 Event-Driven Architecture 🧵 Concurrency Models ⚡ Web Performance

How to Speak Tech

by Vinay Trivedi • 2013

No coding required: the Internet, cloud, databases, and software, translated into business sense.

3.93

204

📖 Tech Literacy ☁️ Cloud Computing 🗄️ Database Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 🔧 Version Control

How to Speak Tech

No coding required: the Internet, cloud, databases, and software, translated into business sense.

by Vinay Trivedi 2013

3.93

204 ratings

📖 Tech Literacy ☁️ Cloud Computing 🗄️ Database Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 🔧 Version Control

Learn CSS in One Day and Learn It Well (Includes HTML5)

by Jamie Chan • 2015

Zero CSS to real web pages in one day: hands-on project that teaches layout and style.

4.06

142

🖥️ Frontend Engineering 🛠️ Learn By Doing 🎨 Web Design Basics 📐 Page Layout 🔰 Absolute Beginners

Learn CSS in One Day and Learn It Well (Includes HTML5)

Zero CSS to real web pages in one day: hands-on project that teaches layout and style.

by Jamie Chan 2015

4.06

142 ratings

🖥️ Frontend Engineering 🛠️ Learn By Doing 🎨 Web Design Basics 📐 Page Layout 🔰 Absolute Beginners

HTML5

by Mark Pilgrim • 2010

Plugins are dying: video, graphics, and storage now live in the browser itself. Here is how.

3.97

653

💻 Frontend Development 🏷️ Semantic Markup 📐 Web Standards 🔌 Browser Apis 📴 Offline-First

HTML5

Plugins are dying: video, graphics, and storage now live in the browser itself. Here is how.

by Mark Pilgrim 2010

3.97

653 ratings

💻 Frontend Development 🏷️ Semantic Markup 📐 Web Standards 🔌 Browser Apis 📴 Offline-First

Search Patterns

by Peter Morville • 2010

Algorithms do not fix search; design does. How the patterns users follow reveal what engineers miss.

3.86

291

🏛️ Information Architecture 🖱️ Interaction Design 🔍 Findability 🧩 Design Patterns 📖 Information Seeking

Search Patterns

Algorithms do not fix search; design does. How the patterns users follow reveal what engineers miss.

by Peter Morville 2010

3.86

291 ratings

🏛️ Information Architecture 🖱️ Interaction Design 🔍 Findability 🧩 Design Patterns 📖 Information Seeking

PHP Solutions

by David Powers • 2006

Dynamic sites from scratch: plain PHP for form handling, sessions, databases, and server-side logic.

3.91

148

🐘 Php And Mysql 🖥️ Server-Side Scripting 🐣 Beginner Friendly ⚡ Dynamic Websites 📋 Form Handling

PHP Solutions

Dynamic sites from scratch: plain PHP for form handling, sessions, databases, and server-side logic.

by David Powers 2006

3.91

148 ratings

🐘 Php And Mysql 🖥️ Server-Side Scripting 🐣 Beginner Friendly ⚡ Dynamic Websites 📋 Form Handling

Google Analytics

by Justin Cutroni • 2007

Turn Google Analytics from a hit counter into a decision engine with the right setup.

3.72

129

📊 Web Analytics 📈 Marketing Analytics 🎯 Conversion Optimization 💡 Data-Driven Decisions 🛒 Ecommerce Optimization

Google Analytics

Turn Google Analytics from a hit counter into a decision engine with the right setup.

by Justin Cutroni 2007

3.72

129 ratings

📊 Web Analytics 📈 Marketing Analytics 🎯 Conversion Optimization 💡 Data-Driven Decisions 🛒 Ecommerce Optimization

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