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Source code explained: Definition & Examples
Source code: What exactly is it?
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Programs and websites are based on comprehensive documents without which nothing would work: the source code. In this code, programmers and web designers determine how their application should function. So that you, too, can understand what exactly a source code is, we explain simply and clearly how it’s structured. Find out more about programming languages, compilers, and the framework of a...

Source code: What exactly is it?
The basics for modern web development
Modern web development: the basics
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Der Trend in der Webentwicklung führt weg von statischen Webangeboten hin zu interaktiven Inhalten. Auch wenn HTML und CSS nach wie vor das Grundgerüst einer jeden Website darstellen, greifen Webentwickler immer öfter auf serverseitige Programmiersprachen wie PHP zurück, um dynamische Webauftritte zu realisieren. Zudem bieten clientseitige Skriptsprachen wie JavaScript die Möglichkeit, eine...

Modern web development: the basics
Why you should switch from Flash to HTML5
Web development: HTML5 puts Flash on the sidelines
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Flash is an unpopular tool for good reason — security gaps, programming errors, and stability problems are rampant. Has any software been the focus of such heated security debates more often than Adobe’s multimedia solution? For years, Flash was the quasi-standard for all online animations but the Flash-era is almost at an end. Since version 5, HTML has offered native multimedia functions,...

Web development: HTML5 puts Flash on the sidelines
Learning HTML: a beginner’s tutorial
Learn HTML: the first steps with the standard web language
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In times of content management systems and website construction kits, you might think it’s a waste of time learning HTML. But if a page doesn’t work for some reason or if you plan to install dynamic elements, you won’t be able to continue without having knowledge of this web language. In our detailed HTML tutorial, we introduce you to the basic features of the markup language, including numerous...

Learn HTML: the first steps with the standard web language
Mock-up and wireframe: a direct comparison
Mock-ups and wireframes: visualizing your web concept
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There is a lot of work between the original idea and the finished result when you’re developing a new website or app. One of the most crucial and demanding stages of realizing a concept is the visualization of your ideas for the layout, design, and functionality. This is when mock-ups and wireframes are the most useful.

Mock-ups and wireframes: visualizing your web concept
How to embed a video with HTML
Embedding videos on your page
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With HTML5, uploading video content onto your website is easier than ever. The most recent version of this popular markup language defines a new native element, video, and the associated programming interface. Website operators can also embed audio-visual content onto their online presences using video platforms such as YouTube or Vimeo.

Embedding videos on your page
Hyperlink | Definition and examples of use
What is a hyperlink?
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Hyperlinks, links from one website to another, are one of the basic elements of the world wide web – the world’s most popular and widely used hypertext system. Hyperlinks are primarily used to navigate the net. But search engine providers use a network of cross-referencing links to determine who links to whom. Hyperlinks are interpreted as recommendations. If a trustworthy website links to another...

What is a hyperlink?
Learn to code: an intro on how to get the basics down
Learning how to code: the basics
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Welcome to the digital age: every day the average American spends hours looking at smartphone screens and PC monitors. But most still lack even a basic understanding on how the programs affecting their everyday life work. If you think you may fit into this demographic, don’t worry: thanks to online courses, videos tutorials, and supportive internet communities, it’s never been easier to learn...

Learning how to code: the basics
SASS tutorial
The big SASS tutorial: what you need to know!
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If you like designing websites but have a tough relationship with CSS, SASS might be the right solution for you. The preprocessor makes it easier for you to work on the design, but it has a few peculiarities. Our comprehensive SASS tutorial uses examples to explain what you can do with the programming language, and explains the subtleties of SASS syntax. If you want to learn SASS, we can provide...

The big SASS tutorial: what you need to know!
Sitemap
Sitemaps – Here’s what you need to know
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Sitemaps belong to the standard features of a website, but they seem to be gradually disappearing from the World Wide Web. Some online presences hide the navigation file or even forgo it completely. We explain why search engines like Google still give sitemaps a lot of attention, how important sitemaps are for SEO as a result, and how you can create sitemaps yourself – manually or with a sitemap...

Sitemaps – Here’s what you need to know