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Development Tools Website Optimization Chrome DevTools Basics The Resources Panel

Posted by dotz
dotz
6,733 Points

Just a comment - beginners start here after HTML and CSS sections

Please send beginners HERE to Website Optimization before Intro to Programming. The leap from Workspaces to text editors and devtools needs this bridge. Thank you.

4 Answers

dotz
dotz
6,733 Points
dotz
dotz
6,733 Points

Maybe not the whole of the content provided in Website Optimization but there needs to be some DevTools content prior to Intro to Programming. At least in my opinion as a newbie.

rajbee
rajbee
6,657 Points
rajbee
rajbee
6,657 Points

Alternately, they can put links to the first few lessons of chrome dev tools at the end of html and css lessons, instead of the entire course.

Muzafar Haq
Muzafar Haq
14,272 Points
Muzafar Haq
Muzafar Haq
14,272 Points

I believe that this is the best way to introduce this concept here, because devtools contain more than just html and css, there is more to it, if you do not have a programming background you will not understand the programming part of the devtool. Even I am a beginner and I feel this is the right way to go.

In school we first learn Alphabets, before making 2-3 letter words, and once we learn how to make words then only we can read or write sentences and we cannot critique an article unless we first read it....

Now that is my prospective you can agree or disagree with :)

Jeremy Woodbridge
Jeremy Woodbridge
25,278 Points
Jeremy Woodbridge
Jeremy Woodbridge
25,278 Points

That might not be the best choice as people will need to understand some basic webdesign before learning how to optimize their site. By introducing website optimization first the students won't understand fully what they are looking at.

Anthony c
Anthony c
20,907 Points
Anthony c
Anthony c
20,907 Points

Maybe this should be stuck in some of the tracks before/after javascript basics. Or maybe the class can be split into part 1 (devtools before you know javascript) and part 2 (devtools after you've learned javascript)