Below you will find all of our reference pages organized into a path for beginners.
We also have a new section at the top for our Crash Courses. We will be adding more Crash Courses over the coming months. Our Crash Courses cover a lot of the same information in our reference pages but with more guidance.
If you’re just starting out, you can start from the beginning. If you have some experience already, you can skip the topics you already know.
Crash Courses
Our Crash Courses are listed below. These courses are only available to members.
Simple Dev Crash Course
Learn how to get the most out of Simple Dev!
VS Code Crash Course (Beta)
Learn how to use VS Code, the most popular text editor in 2022.
HTML Crash Course (Beta)
Learn how to create basic webpages using HTML.
CSS Crash Course (Beta)
Learn how to style webpages using CSS.
References
All of the pages below are our reference pages. Our reference pages are free to browse.
Text Editors 1 + Web 1
VS Code
VS Code is an application that lets you write code.
HTML
HTML is used to create content for web pages.
Markdown
Markdown is a language used to create READMEs and create content in static site generators.
CSS
CSS is used to style web pages.
Website Testing
Learn how to use browser developer tools to test and debug your websites.
Text Editors 2 + Web 2
VS Code Tips
Learn how to be more productive in VS Code and how to customize it.
Bootstrap
Bootstrap is a CSS library that contains pre-built CSS classes and components you can use to create great looking web pages with responsive layouts.
JavaScript
JavaScript is used to add interactivity to a web page.
Command Line
Terminal
The terminal lets you control your computer using text commands.
Git
Git is a version control system that lets you back up your coding projects and work on multiple versions of your project.
GitHub
GitHub is a website that lets you back up your coding projects and collaborate with other developers.
GitHub Desktop
GitHub Desktop is an application that lets you work with local and remote repositories using a GUI.
npm
npm is a package manager for the JavaScript ecosystem.
More Web Tools
Less
Less is a CSS preprocessor that lets you create more reusable CSS code.
Sass
Sass is a CSS preprocessor that lets you create more reusable CSS code.