Explain It Like I'm 5: Developer Series
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This series explains basic developer and programming concepts in their most simple (by simple, I mean not abstract) terms. The title is a bit click-baity, but the point is I'm imagining explaining these concepts to a new developer.
Many of these concepts are ones I found difficult to understand or intimidating to learn when I was first becoming a developer. It was absolutely daunting to know what I didn't know. This aims to solve it by breaking things down into their most simplest concepts and becoming a reference to other helpful resources.
Explain It Like I'm 5 Series: Introduction
What do the terms API, Frontend, Backend really mean? This series of articles explains programming and technology terminology in the simplest ways.
Explain It Like I'm 5: Scripts
What is a programming script? This explains what a script is in the most simple way. This article is part of a series that explains programming and technology terminology in the simplest ways.
Explain It Like I'm 5: Servers
What is a server? This explains what a server is in the most simple way. This article is part of a series that explains programming and technology terminology in the simplest ways.
Explain It Like I'm 5: Version Control (Git, Subversion, Mercurial)
What is a version control or Git? This explains what these terms mean in the most simple way. This article is part of a series that explains programming and technology terminology in the simplest ways.
Explain It Like I'm 5: Frontend, Backend (& Full Stack)
What is frontend, backend, and fullstack? This explains these important programming keywords in the most simple way.
Explain It Like I'm 5: NPM
What is NPM? This explains what NPM is in the most simple way. This article is part of a series that explains programming and technology terminology in the simplest ways.
Explain It Like I'm 5: NodeJS
What is NodeJS? This explains what NodeJS is in the most simple way. This article is part of a series that explains programming and technology terminology in the simplest ways.
Explain It Like I'm 5: API
What is an API? This explains what an API is in the most simple way. This is one article in a series that explains programming and technology terminology in the simplest ways.