1 . 6 - World Wide web & html

The World Wide Web

What exactly is "The World Wide Web" and why do websites start with www.?
What's the difference between the Internet and the Web?
🤔 Does Snapchat use the "web"?
How about multiplayer games like Fortnite?

If you're still confused, here is a selection of videos that explain the difference:

• MIT Museum Explanation

• TechQuickie (Linus Sebastien)

• TechCave

• TED-Ed (short but good)

  • A cool follow-up video

Programming vs. Designing

What we've been doing so far in JavaScript is called back-end development. It is text-based programming to solve problems using algorithms. It looks kinda boring (console only).

A Graphical User Interface (GUI - "gooey") provides nicer interactions:  buttons, scrollbars, graphics, windows... and it's so pretty! To create a useful GUI, we need to be designers. This is called front-end development.

On the "Web", the GUI is a web page (document) created with HTML - HyperText Markup Language. Here's a selection of videos if you want to learn on your own:

• • A 33 second description

    • A fantastic 46 second follow-up

  • What is HTML (slow but good)

  • A Quicker Explanation (short and sweet)

Written Definitions:

• • The Internet

  • The World Wide Web

  • HTML

    • Fantastic article for "What is HTML"

HTML - Graphical User Interface (Front-End)

Depending on the programming language and computer system (Mac vs Windows vs Linux vs Console, etc), there are many different tools to create a front-end. HTML is one of the most versatile and widely used.