Basic web development lessons that use analogies to make new concepts simple
Each tutorial includes images, diagrams and text that explain common coding challenges in a refreshing (and unusual) way
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Most tutorials include the following steps:
- A high-level analogy to real-world concept
- Diagrams that tie the real-world to the code
- A few examples using actual code

CSS Tutorials
CSS Basics

Positioning
CSS Positioning Explained by Building an Ice Cream Sundae

Box Model
The CSS Box Model Explained by Living in a Boring Suburban Neighborhood

Display
CSS Display Explained by Packing a Suitcase

Flexbox
CSS Flexbox Explained by Roadtripping across the Country

Floats
CSS Floats Explained by Riding An Escalator

Selectors
CSS Selectors Explained by Going Car Shopping

Specificity
CSS Specificity Explained by Hopelessly Shopping for New Clothes
JavaScript Tutorials
Javascript Basics

The Very Basics
JavaScript Syntax Explained by Directing a Construction Site

Variables
JavaScript Variables Explained by Loading A Truck

Booleans
JavaScript Booleans Explained By Going to Court

Functions
JavaScript Functions Explained by Making A Recipe

Arrays and Objects
JavaScript Arrays and Objects are Just Like Books and Newspapers

For Loops And More
For Loops Explained by Running a Factory

Callbacks
JavaScript Callbacks Explained Using Minions

MVC Frameworks
Model View Controller Explained by Ordering Drinks at the Bar
Key JavaScript Concepts

AJAX
AJAX Explained By Working In A Fast Food Restaurant

Promises
JavaScript Promises Explained By Gambling At A Casino

Closures
JavaScript Closures Explained by Mailing a Package

Scoping
Scoping Explained Through Multiple Levels of Government

Map() Method
Map() Method Explained by Going on A Hike

Filter() Method
Filter() Method Explained by Applying to College

Reduce() Method
Reduce Method Explained By Going On a Diet

Traversing The DOM
Traversing The DOM Is Just Like Creating Your Personal Schedule

The Concept of "This"
JavaScript's "this" Explained by Starting a High School Band

Apply, Call and Bind
Apply, Call and Bind Explained by Hosting a Cookout
Popular JavaScript Frameworks

D3.js Basics
Learn D3.js by Planting a Vegetable Garden

React Props/State
Props/State Explained Through Darth Vader’s Hunt for the Rebels

Express.js
Express Basics Explained by Running a Restaurant
JavaScript Dev Tools

Basic Dev Tools (Module Bundler, Package Manager)
JS Dev Tools Explained By Cooking In a Restaurant Kitchen
How The Web Works
Basics

HTML, CSS and JavaScript
The Relationship Between HTML, CSS and JavaScript Explained by Building A City

File Directories
File Directories Explained by Getting Dressed in the Morning

Dev Tools
Browser Developer Tools Explained By Training To Become a Chef

Front End v. Back End
Front End v. Back End Explained by Starting a Microbrewery

Localhost
Localhost Explained By Starting A Microbrewery

Web Servers
Web Servers Explained By Running A Microbrewery

Caching
Web Caching Explained by Buying Milk at the Supermarket

APIs
Web APIs Explained by Selling Goods From Your Farm

Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Explained by Operating a Brewery

Webhooks
Webhooks v. APIs Explained by Selling Seasonal Produce At Your Farm

Blockchain
Blockchain Explained by Trying to Pass High School Math Class

Cookies
Internet Cookies Explained by Taking Your Kid to the Doctor's Office
SQL Tutorials
Basics

SQL Basics
SQL Tables Explained by Voting in the Infamous 2016 Election
Git Tutorials
Git Basics

Git Basics
The Basics of Git Explained by Designing a New Car
About
Hi, I'm Kevin! I taught myself web development over the last couple years on nights and weekends. It was...challenging.
There had to be a better way to teach code than endless videos, blog posts and practice problems. I started studying cognitive psychology, and I realized that analogies and imagery make complex topics much easier to understand.
I wrote the first tutorial in March 2016, "Javascript Callbacks Explained Using Minions". It did over 5000 views, and I knew I was on to something.
Since then, the tutorials have done over 400,000 views. Now, I am trying to create a new way to teach web development
Want to chat? Email me at kevin (at) codeanalogies.com