Learn how pages become useful experiences people can actually use.
What you’ll buildBuild a responsive, accessible business page or small interactive tool.
A website is a set of files a browser can display. HTML gives the page its structure. CSS controls its appearance. JavaScript adds behavior. A domain is the address people use. Hosting is where the site’s files are made available. Learn these jobs before choosing a stack of tools.
Start with the visitor. What do they need to understand? What should they be able to do? A clear heading, useful navigation, and a working button can matter more than an elaborate animation. Movement should support the experience and allow people to use reduced motion when needed.
AI can help write code, but you still need to review the result. Check it on a phone, use the keyboard, and test the links and forms. A form that looks complete might not send anything. A saved note might stay only in one browser. Honest behavior is part of good design.
A contact button looks attractive but cannot be reached with the keyboard.
Pause and choose your first action. Explain why it would help before opening the example response.
Test the page with a keyboard and on a phone. Use a proper link or button, make its purpose clear, and verify that the destination works before treating the design as ready.
Start with plain words, a useful question, and one worked example.
Hear a perspective, notice a choice, and pause to think.
Try a small task. Use feedback to make the next attempt better.
Make something you can use, test it, and reflect on the result.
These six modules outline the full course we are building. Planned topics are not yet full lessons. Start with the published foundation lesson below; available deeper lessons are linked in their relevant modules. No other course is required.
This introductory lesson is ready to use. The six-module curriculum below shows the larger course being developed. Take any course independently.
HTML describes structure and meaning, CSS controls appearance, and JavaScript adds behavior. A domain is an address; hosting makes the site available. These roles help you understand what an AI coding tool produces. Start with a page that helps a visitor complete one task. Use meaningful headings, actual links for destinations, and buttons for actions. A beautiful control is not useful if nobody can tell what it does.
Test the page on a phone and with a keyboard. Make focus visible, label inputs, provide useful alternative text, and keep text readable. Do not depend only on color or hover to explain an action. Motion should respect reduced-motion preferences and should not block reading. A simple layout can still feel engaging through spacing, contrast, and thoughtful feedback. The goal is a usable experience, not the largest number of effects.
Check links, input validation, loading and error states, and how data is handled. A static form can prepare an email without sending it; explain that honestly. A saved note may remain only in a browser. AI-generated code can contain mistakes, so test the actual result instead of trusting a description. Keep a backup of your source and a repeatable publishing method. Review the live page after deployment, not only the local preview.
A creator builds a business card page with a contact form. The first version has an attractive submit button but no delivery service. They change the label to “Prepare my email” and explain that the visitor must send it from their mail app. They test keyboard focus, mobile width, and the fallback download. Honest behavior makes the small site more useful than an impressive-looking form that silently fails.
Build a one-page prototype with a heading, useful navigation, one action, and a labeled input. Test keyboard use, phone layout, and an error case. Write a brief note explaining exactly what is stored or sent.
Ask someone to try your result when practical. Use their experience to revise one choice. The three questions check understanding; the project checks what you can actually do.
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Kevin Powell · Kevin Powell
Start at 00:00. Look for the job of an HTML element. Build one heading and one paragraph before worrying about visual design.
Watch on YouTube at 00:00 ↗Kevin Powell. (n.d.). HTML and CSS for Beginners Part 1: Introduction to HTML [Video]. YouTube. Original publisher link above. Video and availability remain controlled by the publisher.
Michael Seibel · Y Combinator
Start at 00:00. MVP means the smallest useful version you can test. Write what your first version must do and what can wait.
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