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Next Level Web Development: Top Tools the Pros Use
What tools do the pros use?
How can you use this course most effectively? (1:52)
Front End vs Back End
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Learning From Others
Why Google is a pro developer's best friend
StackOverflow already has the answers to all your problems
CSS Tricks is a treasure trove of good style ideas
IRC is oldskool but gives you personal access to devs
Communication
Why is communication so important for learning and growth? (2:58)
Your Facebook profile is your most powerful tool for building relationships. (5:21)
Facebook groups are awesome for learning and networking. (7:37)
A Facebook page is great for social proof and making sales. (3:58)
Twitter is very helpful to find people talking about what you need to hear. (5:25)
LinkedIn is useful for getting a better job and networking with groups. (6:52)
Meetups help with learning and networking in your neighborhood. (5:14)
Skitch: annotate screenshots, never be misunderstood
Chat: save tons of time not doing email all day
Javascript Tools
jQuery is used in 66% of all websites
Underscore's premade javascript makes life better
Lodash is Underscore's faster cooler little brother
Chrome Tools
Chrome simplifies development tasks
Chrome: Great Suspender makes tabs faster
Chrome: Tab Title Tweaker helps you find tabs fast
Chrome: Colorzilla shows you the hex value of any color
Chrome: Selector Gadget reveals elements and xpath
Chrome: Web Developer Extension is essential
Chrome Tools Quiz
Front End & Design
Bootstrap - Part 1: A deeper look at front end structure
Bootstrap - Part 2: More about twitter's front end framework
FontAwesome give you fast loading awesome icons in a font
Front End Quiz
Testing & Monitoring
Developer Tools: What even are you?
Firebug: browser tools add-on for even old and busted browsers
New Relic: great server app monitoring tool
YSlow: Yahoo's fantastic page speed optimizer
Modern.ie VMs: When you must IE, you must test natively
Testing Quiz
Workflow Tips
Icon Toolbar Hack: Quick access to daily shortcuts
Text Expansion: The fastest typing is no typing
Markdown & Github Flavored Markdown
Simplenote: keep your thoughts synced and organized
Workflow Quiz
Conclusion
Important Links: Everything we've talked about here
Choose our next adventure! It's all about you!
Twitter is very helpful to find people talking about what you need to hear.
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