In the previous post, free outlets to learn HTML/CSS were presented. This post will continue with web development and will provide free outlets for beginners to learn jQuery. jQuery is used to bring websites to life (create animations, accordion like menus, etc.). To simplify jQuery for beginners let’s consider it as blocks of JavaScript code that are bundled together to do a certain task, and if you’re wondering how would you learn jQuery before JavaScript if jQuery is Based on JavaScript? The answer is simple, jQuery is based on JavaScript but coding in it doesn’t require prior knowledge to JavaScript. jQuery is very simple and interesting to learn, you can do a lot with it and it’s a must for any web developer. Please note that this post is written with the assumption that you've not read the previous post entitled “Free Outlets to Learn Programming: Web Development 101”, so you might find some repeated parts from the previous post if you've read it.
The tech industry is booming worldwide; it's creating jobs, new billionaires and changing the world as we know it. Programming/coding is the core of the tech industry, so if you want to change the world, find a well-paid job or you want to be one of the new billionaires you've to know how to code. If you're in doubt, search (indeed, freelancer, odesk, elance, guru, etc.) and see how many jobs are there for developers/programmers whether these jobs are full or part time. According to the USA official Social Security Office, the national average wage index for 2012 was 44,321.67 $. For a web developer in the USA the average annual income is 88,000 $ (according to a survey made by indeed.com) which is nearly double the average wage index. Programming is a very wide field; there are many programming languages that vary in their application and learning curve. In this and coming posts I shall list many outlets where you can learn to code for free or for a very small fee (I shall try to provide promo codes to allow you to try it for free or for a discount), A comparison between these outlets (according to my personal experience) will be presented. If you haven’t written any code before and you want to start with an easy language then HTML and CSS is your way to go. HTML stands for (Hyper Text Markup Language) while CSS stands for (Cascade Style Sheet). First, don’t let these terms hold you back, after all they’re just names, and HTML/CSS are just very easy and fun to learn, actually you can finish a beginner’s course in less than a week.
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