Notes: Web Development Process
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The table below defines terms we'll use in describing the tools we'll use to develop and host code.
cloud
The cloud is a network for servers located around the world and accessible via the internet. Cloud services are applications available on on the cloud.
IDE
Interactive Development Environment.
Replit
Cloud based online IDE.
GitHub
Cloud based code storage, management, sharing and web hosting.
Version Control
GitHub provides version control for each repository using branching and merging to allow collaboration and push/pull to load and retrieve code to and from the repository.
Branch/Merge
Technique that allows for collaboration and experimentation with code while maintaining a current branch “main”. A repository user can create a branch, make changes, make a pull request for approval and then merge into the main branch.
Local/Remote
Developer maintains local and remote repositories. Changes are synced using push and pull commands.
Add/Commit
As you make changes in the local repository, you add files that are staged locally and when you’re ready to push, you commit them.
Web development workflow starts with writing code, followed by saving the code in a code repository, and finally publishing the code to a location where is can be accessed on the web. In this course we'll use replit.com as an IDE to write code. Then we'll sync our code in Replit to GitHub. Syncing code to GitHub is a repetitive activity because we sync it after we add to it or make changes. Finally we'll host the code on github.io which is a service offered by GitHub known as GitHub pages.