There are a lot of terms that comp up when discussing file types, servers, browsers, or just anything really related to what goes into making a website work and function. I literally feel like i’m learning a new language, and i’m sure it definitely could be argued that all of it is in fact a separate language! Especially html, and i believe they do refer to html vs javascript etc as languages. Even with just the little bit i have learned, i am already starting to notice more things when browsing through the computer, or even noticing people talk about these things on social media. Pretty soon i am hoping to be fluent in computer; I am excited to be more familiar with these terms. A lot of acronyms are used I feel writing these terms down will help them stick.
PHP- Hypertext preprocessor. Basically it is the server side-scripting language, or code.
FTP- File transfer protocol. A program used in order to transfer files from the server to the person making the code (is what i understood, i think working with these programs will help me understand it better) We used the program “Fetch” in class
SQL- Structured query language used to communicate with the database.
WYSIQYG- What you see is what you get! This refers to when your working on a code on a program like dreamweaver, for example, you see the code youre working on but also can see how the final product will look. Dreamweaver has the options to see things in a split screen, displaying the code and the design of the website.
For my definition project i chose the term responsive typography, which refers to typography seen on a screen that changes in scale according to the size of the screen. I have experienced the downsides to this, when visiting a website on my computer then viewing the same site on my phone screen which is considerably smaller. The most successful websites employ responsive typography and function properly on all platforms; a computer, phone screen, and tablet.
