> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.launchboard.app/cxd/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.launchboard.app/cxd/intro-to-informatics-and-web-development/master.md).

# Intro to Informatics and Web Development - Front Page

This is an on-ramp to learning core concepts in Informatics and developing for the web.

* **Web Programming** (HTML, CSS, Javascript)
* **User and Product Research** (Interviews, Personas, Competitive Analysis)
* **Interaction Design** (Interface Sketching, Interaction Storyboards, Prototyping)
* **Data** (Spreadsheets, Data Types, Basic Charts)

> ## You will need to learn how to search for answers, try things yourself, and develop unique solutions ... all while collaborating with others.

**Authors**

* Justin Smith, Pike High School
* Jim Lyst, Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI
* Michael Frontz, Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI

Copyright © 2017 Justin Smith, Pike High School; Jim Lyst and Michael Frontz, Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI

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