[Free] Devtools Pro: The Basics Of Chrome Developer Tools
A Quick Start Guide to Editing Live Web Pages – Free Course
What you’ll learn
- Navigate around in the DevTools and make live changes to HTML / CSS and Javascript.
- Use awesome built-in tools like the colorpicker and text shadow editor!
- Write simple Javascript commands and learn the basics of how to debug your code.
- Understand how to simulate Mobile Devices.
- Get info to improve page load times with Audits
- Write larger blocks of test code in the Snippets panel
Requirements
- The course is for beginners!
- You’ll get the most out of it if you know basic HTML, CSS and Javascript.
Description
This course is a simple introduction to the Google Chrome Developer Tools. In this course we’ll cover the basics of devtools which are absolutely essential to productive web development.And pssst… The course has a humourous twist–your instructor will teach you about amazing colors like blanchedalmond and cornflowerblue!
When you’re finished you’ll be able to:
- Use the elements panel to modify and update live webpages with tools like the colorpicker and text shadow editor.
- Type simple Javascript commands in the console.
- Write and test larger blocks of code with the snippets panel.
- Understand how to stop and step through code with breakpoints and basic debugging.
- Learn how to simulate mobile devices for responsive development.
- Use the audits panel to get useful information about improving page load time.