Hello, I am Abigail Northcutt. I am a current student at the University of Houston studying Computer Information Systems. This semester I took a course that taught us the different programming languaes used to build webpages. The languages we learned were HTML, CSS, PHP, MYSQL, and Javascript. This learning portfolio will be used as a reflection of what we learned. It will provide an overview of what we learned in each module as well as the assignments I felt were the most helpful in understanding the language. To the side are links to each module overview.
During this class we covered a variety of programming languages used to create webpages. We used HTML and CSS to create the different components of our webpage and change how they looked. We learned about PHP and Javascript, using them to make the webpage more dynamic and responsive to the user. We went over SQL and used it to manage databases we created to store user information. All of these languages were important to learn for anyone looking into web development. Some of these languages are also used in other areas, such as data management. This class provided an excellent foundation when it came to learning these languages. For our assignments, I found the more hands-on examples taught me the most. While Codecademy allowed you to code things yourself, I found the step-by-step process to be boring. I liked the assignments that really showed how these languages work with each other and what they can be used to do when building a webpage. If I have the time, I would continue learning PHP, SQL, and Javascript because they are used in other more ways than just creating webpages.