Devtools Pro: The Basics of Chrome Developer Tools
A Quick Start Guide to Editing Live Web Pages
What you’ll learn
Devtools Pro: The Basics of Chrome Developer Tools
- Navigate around in the DevTools and make live changes to HTML / CSS and Javascript.
- Use awesome built-in tools like the color picker and text-shadow editor!
- Write simple Javascript commands and learn the basics of how to debug your code.
- Understand how to simulate Mobile Devices.
- Get info to improve page load times with Audits
- Write larger blocks of test code in the Snippets panel
Requirements
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The course is for beginners!
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You’ll get the most out of it if you know basic HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
Description
This course is a simple introduction to the Google Chrome Developer Tools. In this course, we’ll cover the basics of dev tools which are essential to productive web development.
And pssst… The course has a humourous twist–your instructor will teach you about amazing colors like blanched almond and cornflower blue!
When you’re finished you’ll be able to:
- Use the elements panel to modify and update live webpages with tools like the color picker and text-shadow editor.
- Type simple Javascript commands in the console.
- Write and test larger blocks of code with the snippets panel.
- Understand how to stop and step through code with breakpoints and basic debugging.
- Learn how to simulate mobile devices for responsive development.
- Use the audits panel to get useful information about improving page load time.
This is a free course meant to cover the absolute basics. After completing this, you’ll have to tools and know-how to become a DevTools wizard with my follow-up class, DevTools 2017: Beginner to Expert with Google Chrome Developer tools.
Who this course is for:
- Front End Developers
- Back End Developers Looking to Try Front End
- UI/UX Designers
- Software Engineers
- Project / Product Managers
- Anyone looking for a quick way to understand websites and web applications
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