All the Developer Tools Classes
These classes show you the tools and techniques needed to be a professional developer. You'll learn browser tools, desktop apps, web software and much more.
How to Use the Web Developer Browser Plugin
The Web Developer extension adds powerful web developer tools to a browser. The extension is available for Chrome, Firefox and Opera.
How to Use phpMyAdmin to Manage MySQL
Most major website platforms use MySQL as their default database. phpMyAdmin is free software, written in PHP, which makes it easy to manage your MySQL databases.
How to Use DesktopServer
DesktopServer is a great way to develop websites on your own computer. While primarily a WordPress tool, DesktopServer can be used to develop Joomla, Drupal and even static HTML websites.
How to Use SSH Keys
As you become a more experienced developer, you'll start to move away from graphical interfaces and towards the command line. This class introduces you to SSH Keys, an important tool for command line users.
SSH is short for "Secure Shell", and is helpful for connecting safely to servers. SSH Keys are a more secure way of logging into your server than using with SSH with just a password.
How to Use Git and Version Control, Part 1
In this introduction to Git, you'll learn to make commits, create repositories, track files and much more.
How to Use Git and Version Control, Part 2
In Part 2 of the Git series, you'll learn how to move code between your work environment and the shared Git environment. You'll see how to use Github, Bitbucket and SSH keys.
How to Install Git
In this class, you'll see how to install Git. We'll show Mac users how to set up Xcode and PC users how to set up SourceTree.
How to Use LESS
CSS stylesheets can become hard to manage on large projects. LESS is a solution that developers use to make their CSS much more efficient. As many designers know, stylesheets can become complex on big sites. It can become a headache to manage hundreds or thousands of styles. LESS allows you to use plain CSS, but also add programming features such as variables, mixins, and functions.
Using Custom Post Types to Create a Plugin
Topher shows you how to make a Custom Plugin for your WordPress site using a combination of tools like WPGenerator, Advanced Custom Fields, and more.
Using LocalWP for Local Site Development
Topher explains local site development and the benfits. He then walks you though LocalWP from install to uploading completed sites. Learn how to setup your local site, allow others to see your local site for reviewing, and how to push and pull it to an online server.