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Couch to Coder: Lesson 1

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Welcome to Lesson 1 of Couch to Coder 2024 and the very start of your coding journey! Whether you're taking part because you dream of a career in tech or you simply want to upskill and explore the world of coding, we're excited to get stuck into the course with you.

During this session, we'll introduce the basics of coding and software development and lay the foundation for the rest of the course. You'll learn about the fundamentals of good HTML and understand how you'll use it to build the foundations of a scaleable website.

Lesson recording

Supplementary PDFs

PDF 1: Introduction and Setup

PDF 2: Effective Text Editing

PDF 3: Introduction to HTML

Complete your Week 1 task

In order to get your Couch to Coder certificate, you need to have submitted all your weekly tasks. We'll send out certificates once a month, so keep your eyes peeled for your certificate in your inbox once you've submitted all four tasks!