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Getting a Web Development Job For Dummies®
by Bud E. Smith, Kathleen Taylor
Getting a Web Development Job For Dummies
Introduction
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I: Getting a Job in Web Development
Chapter 1: Seeing the Big Picture of Web Development Jobs
Getting Why Web Development Matters
Why There Are So Many Web Development Jobs
Why Do Companies Care about Web Development?
Basic company brochureware
A database-driven site
A marketing site
An e-commerce site
Educational institutions
Chapter 2: Exploring Web Development Career Paths
Distinguishing between Visual Designer and Web Developer
Getting to Know Front-End Roles
The maestro: The visual designer
Front-of-house manager: The front-end developer
Making things feel right: Usability professionals
Making things work right: The web developer
Contributors beyond the Front End
Prepping each piece: Content professionals
The marketing maven: Product manager
Chapter 3: Understanding Where Web Designers Work
Finding Out about Work at a Web Development Company
Finding Out How Companies Use Web Developers
One-man bands
Startups
Small and large companies
Discovering How Not-for-Profits Use Web Developers
Chapter 4: Seeing Yourself in a Web Development Job
Understanding How the Web Has Changed the World
Your Journey into a New Frontier
Getting into graphic design
Starting out as a front-end developer
Working as a content developer
Looking at the Future of Web Development as a Career
What web developers do
Work environment
How to become a web developer
The importance of mathematics in web design
Web development pay
Working with web developers in person
Projected growth in web development
How similar jobs compare
Part II: Core Technologies for Web Development
Chapter 5: Charting Your Path in Web Development
Distinguishing between Good and Bad Web Development Careers
Exploring Utah’s Take on Web Development
Learning Web Development from Lynda.com
Chapter 6: Discovering the Technology behind the Internet
Learning Technical and Cultural Basics
Why technical basics matter
Why cultural basics matter
Figuring Out Binary
Discovering the Keys to Internet Protocol
Chapter 7: Introducing Web History
Discovering How the Internet Started
Understanding the Domain Naming of Parts
Discovering How Tim Berners-Lee Invented the Web
Chapter 8: Introducing HTML
Discovering How the Web Became What It Is
Exploring the Creation of HTML
Discovering Header Elements
Making Use of Core Structural Elements
Using List Elements
Working with Text Formatting and Image Elements
Looking at Table Elements
Chapter 9: Understanding CSS and JavaScript
HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Together
Using CSS for Text Styling
Using CSS for Layout
Using JavaScript in Web Pages
Chapter 10: Tracing the Web Development Life Cycle
Seeing How a Website Gets Started
Considering the Look and Feel
You got the look
Getting the feel right
Chapter 11: Implementing and Shipping a Site
Phase 1: Grokking User Needs
Phase 2: Developing the Look and Feel
Phase 3: Creating Content
Phase 4: Developing Functionality
Phase 5: Creating the Test Site
Phase 6: Launching the Site
Part III: Getting Your Education
Chapter 12: Getting an Education for Web Development
Understanding the Value of Undergraduate Degrees
Getting a Two-Year Degree First
Getting a Four-Year Degree
Getting a four-year degree with experience
Getting a four-year degree with no experience
Chapter 13: Exploring Certificate Programs and Advanced Degrees
Building Your Own University Program
Pursuing Continuing Education
Investigating the strange case of Stanford Continuing Studies
Tips for continuing education
Getting an Advanced Degree
Chapter 14: Knowing Web Graphics Tools
Getting Experience with Web Dev Tools
College and university programs
Online courses and self-study
On-the-job training
Getting to Know Key Tools for Web Graphics
Photoshop and GIMP
Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw
Adobe InDesign and Quark Xpress
Investigating Additional Adobe Tools and Others
Part IV: Charting Your Career Path
Chapter 15: Using Dreamweaver and WordPress for Your Sites
Discovering the Biggest Trends in Websites Today
Choosing Adobe Dreamweaver
Pros of Dreamweaver
Cons of Dreamweaver
Using WordPress Software
Using WordPress.com
Chapter 16: Building a Competitive Portfolio Site
Introducing Sarah Rudder’s Portfolio Site
Sarah’s career so far
Sarah’s portfolio site, above the fold
The rest of Sarah’s page — and site
Introducing Matt Rudder’s Portfolio Site
Creating Your Own Portfolio Site
Chapter 17: Getting the Interview
Networking in the Real-World
Networking in your current company
Networking outside your company
Building Your Online Network
Creating a Winning Resume
Making a Print Resume Stand Out
Following the Rules for LinkedIn
Chapter 18: Getting and Doing the Job
Getting the Interview
Surviving Interviews
The phone screen
Before you interview
Acing the interview
Becoming a Star Employee
Be stellar at your core skill
Get more technical
Communicate better and earlier
Part V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten Frequently Asked Questions in Web-Developer Interviews
What Is Your Greatest Strength?
What Is Your Greatest Weakness?
Why Do You Want to Leave Your Current Company?
Tell Us about an Accomplishment You’re Proud of
Tell Us about a Problem and How You Handled It
Why Do You Want to Work at Our Company?
Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?
Are You Willing to Relocate?
Are You Willing to Travel?
Do You Have Any Questions for Us?
Chapter 20: Ten Interesting Job Search Websites for Web Developers
Dice.com
Elance/Odesk
We Work Remotely
Startupers
Angel List
Authentic Jobs
Krop
Stackoverflow Careers
Coroflot
Chapter 21: Ten Red-Hot Roles for Web Developers
Visual Designer
SQL Web Developer
Interaction Designer
Mobile Developer
Art Director
Full Stack Developer
Product Manager
Project Manager
Program Manager
Webmaster
About the Authors
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Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I: Getting a Job in Web Development
Chapter 1: Seeing the Big Picture of Web Development Jobs
Getting Why Web Development Matters
Why There Are So Many Web Development Jobs
Why Do Companies Care about Web Development?
Basic company brochureware
A database-driven site
A marketing site
An e-commerce site
Educational institutions
Chapter 2: Exploring Web Development Career Paths
Distinguishing between Visual Designer and Web Developer
Getting to Know Front-End Roles
The maestro: The visual designer
Front-of-house manager: The front-end developer
Making things feel right: Usability professionals
Making things work right: The web developer
Contributors beyond the Front End
Prepping each piece: Content professionals
The marketing maven: Product manager
Chapter 3: Understanding Where Web Designers Work
Finding Out about Work at a Web Development Company
Finding Out How Companies Use Web Developers
One-man bands
Startups
Small and large companies
Discovering How Not-for-Profits Use Web Developers
Chapter 4: Seeing Yourself in a Web Development Job
Understanding How the Web Has Changed the World
Your Journey into a New Frontier
Getting into graphic design
Starting out as a front-end developer
Working as a content developer
Looking at the Future of Web Development as a Career
What web developers do
Work environment
How to become a web developer
The importance of mathematics in web design
Web development pay
Working with web developers in person
Projected growth in web development
How similar jobs compare
Part II: Core Technologies for Web Development
Chapter 5: Charting Your Path in Web Development
Distinguishing between Good and Bad Web Development Careers
Exploring Utah’s Take on Web Development
Learning Web Development from Lynda.com
Chapter 6: Discovering the Technology behind the Internet
Learning Technical and Cultural Basics
Why technical basics matter
Why cultural basics matter
Figuring Out Binary
Discovering the Keys to Internet Protocol
Chapter 7: Introducing Web History
Discovering How the Internet Started
Understanding the Domain Naming of Parts
Discovering How Tim Berners-Lee Invented the Web
Chapter 8: Introducing HTML
Discovering How the Web Became What It Is
Exploring the Creation of HTML
Discovering Header Elements
Making Use of Core Structural Elements
Using List Elements
Working with Text Formatting and Image Elements
Looking at Table Elements
Chapter 9: Understanding CSS and JavaScript
HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Together
Using CSS for Text Styling
Using CSS for Layout
Using JavaScript in Web Pages
Chapter 10: Tracing the Web Development Life Cycle
Seeing How a Website Gets Started
Considering the Look and Feel
You got the look
Getting the feel right
Chapter 11: Implementing and Shipping a Site
Phase 1: Grokking User Needs
Phase 2: Developing the Look and Feel
Phase 3: Creating Content
Phase 4: Developing Functionality
Phase 5: Creating the Test Site
Phase 6: Launching the Site
Part III: Getting Your Education
Chapter 12: Getting an Education for Web Development
Understanding the Value of Undergraduate Degrees
Getting a Two-Year Degree First
Getting a Four-Year Degree
Getting a four-year degree with experience
Getting a four-year degree with no experience
Chapter 13: Exploring Certificate Programs and Advanced Degrees
Building Your Own University Program
Pursuing Continuing Education
Investigating the strange case of Stanford Continuing Studies
Tips for continuing education
Getting an Advanced Degree
Chapter 14: Knowing Web Graphics Tools
Getting Experience with Web Dev Tools
College and university programs
Online courses and self-study
On-the-job training
Getting to Know Key Tools for Web Graphics
Photoshop and GIMP
Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw
Adobe InDesign and Quark Xpress
Investigating Additional Adobe Tools and Others
Part IV: Charting Your Career Path
Chapter 15: Using Dreamweaver and WordPress for Your Sites
Discovering the Biggest Trends in Websites Today
Choosing Adobe Dreamweaver
Pros of Dreamweaver
Cons of Dreamweaver
Using WordPress Software
Using WordPress.com
Chapter 16: Building a Competitive Portfolio Site
Introducing Sarah Rudder’s Portfolio Site
Sarah’s career so far
Sarah’s portfolio site, above the fold
The rest of Sarah’s page — and site
Introducing Matt Rudder’s Portfolio Site
Creating Your Own Portfolio Site
Chapter 17: Getting the Interview
Networking in the Real-World
Networking in your current company
Networking outside your company
Building Your Online Network
Creating a Winning Resume
Making a Print Resume Stand Out
Following the Rules for LinkedIn
Chapter 18: Getting and Doing the Job
Getting the Interview
Surviving Interviews
The phone screen
Before you interview
Acing the interview
Becoming a Star Employee
Be stellar at your core skill
Get more technical
Communicate better and earlier
Part V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten Frequently Asked Questions in Web-Developer Interviews
What Is Your Greatest Strength?
What Is Your Greatest Weakness?
Why Do You Want to Leave Your Current Company?
Tell Us about an Accomplishment You’re Proud of
Tell Us about a Problem and How You Handled It
Why Do You Want to Work at Our Company?
Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?
Are You Willing to Relocate?
Are You Willing to Travel?
Do You Have Any Questions for Us?
Chapter 20: Ten Interesting Job Search Websites for Web Developers
Dice.com
Elance/Odesk
We Work Remotely
Startupers
Angel List
Authentic Jobs
Krop
Stackoverflow Careers
Coroflot
Chapter 21: Ten Red-Hot Roles for Web Developers
Visual Designer
SQL Web Developer
Interaction Designer
Mobile Developer
Art Director
Full Stack Developer
Product Manager
Project Manager
Program Manager
Webmaster
About the Authors
Cheat Sheet
Guide
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