Software & Server Requirements

For this course students will be taught how to develop using industry standard software practices. What do Web developers typically use to build websites? Of course, the answer is not entirely consistent across the board but there are some standard tools that make creating websites easier. Here is what you’ll need:

  • Mac laptop or desktop computer (not a necessity but it is preferred)
  • An excellent text editor (with code-completion) like TextMate, Sublime or Coda.
  • A standard pixel editor like Photoshop, Fireworks for creating mockups and slicing images for optimization.
  • A standard vector program like Illustrator or InDesign for Information Architecture documents such as Site maps, User Flows or Wireframes.
  • MAMP – for creating databases and testing WordPress locally.

You will also require a decent web hosting package this term. I recommend buying a basic but reliable package, here are two places I suggest buying from:

Click here to signup for Dreamhost

Click here to signup for Bluehost.com


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