• Basic JavaScript Knowledge

  A quick refresher on the HTML DOM and event listeners for anyone new to JavaScript.

• Environment Variables & Secret Safety

  What environment variables are, why API keys must never be committed, and how .env and .gitignore keep your secrets out of your repository.

• Git & GitHub Basics

  What Git and GitHub are, how forking works, and how to keep secrets out of your repo with .gitignore.

• Setting Up VS Code

  Installing VS Code and the Live Server extension for local static-site development.

• What is an API?

  A quick, generic explanation of APIs and HTTP methods before you start calling one in a tutorial.