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מפגשי עומק - The Ominous Parallels מפגש 11
לצפייה במפגשים הקודמים:
[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWYO6ItABnqsaUHKt7BXFaZyc319UOHDp](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWYO6ItABnqsaUHKt7BXFaZyc319UOHDp)
יום שני נפגשים בשרונה להמשיך לקרוא יחדיו ולנהל דיון על הספר:
**The Ominous Parallels**
נכתב על ידי לאונרד פיקוף ויצא לאור בשנת 1982. הספר סוקר את התרבות והאקלים הפילוסופי בגרמניה שהוביל לעליית הנאציזם ולשואה. הספר מציג כיצד תהליכים תרבותיים ופילוסופים דומים מתחוללים בארה״ב ובמערב. את הספר נקרא באנגלית והדיון יתקיים בעברית.
את המפגש יוביל אייר רייכל, עמית מרכז איין ראנד בישראל
ההשתפות כרוכה בתרומה למרכז איין ראנד בישראל.
20 ש"ח למפגש.
חינם: למשתתפים שתורמים תרומה קבועה של 50 ש"ח ומעלה בחודש.
[קישור לתרומה](https://www.aynrand.org.il/donate)
מלאי ספרים לרכישה אמור להגיע בקרוב.
מיקום: וויוורק שרונה מרקט
הוראות כניסה:
יש להיכנס בכניסה א' של שרונה מרקט, מול מסעדת "מקסיקנה" יש דלת לחדר מדרגות, יש לעלות לקומה ה3 ולצלצל לפתיחת הדלת לאייר רייכל 050-5210025.
למגיעים ברכב, חניה מומלצת ב"חניון פלטיניום" (מופיע בוייז). או בחניון "מילניום" (שקצת רחוק יותר) ב10 ש"ח עם אפליקציית סנטרל פארק.
לתיאום הגעה בפעם הראשונה ולמתלבטים ניתן ליצור קשר עם אייר בטלפון ובוואטסאפ 050-5210025
TAMI open-fa-sure (Open Night)
TAMI open-fa-sure (Open Night) is a great time to visit the space and get to know how things work.
If you want to double check whether someone is in the space, call 03-3726660.
==========
TAMI wiki: [https://telavivmakers.org](https://telavivmakers.org)
TAMI main Telegram channel: [https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8](https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8)
Repair caffé קפה תיקונים
באו לתקן כל מה שלא עובד.
יותר טוב אם [צרו איתנו](https://docs.telavivmakers.space/welcome) קשר וספרו לנו מה הולכים לתקן ךפני להגיע.
Come to fix together
It is much better if you [contact us](https://docs.telavivmakers.space/welcome) and tell what do you want to repair before coming.
Semantic Web Events This Week
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React IL April Meetup - Powered by Connecteam
Get ready for our April meetup - powered by [Connecteam](https://connecteam.com/careers/?gh_src=null&utm_source=luma)!
***\*\*To register for the meetup, please register via Luma using the link below\*\****
[https://luma.com/4b94kscv](https://luma.com/4b94kscv)
Check out their fantastic career opportunities at [this link](https://connecteam.com/careers/?gh_src=null&utm_source=luma)!
**Agenda (all sessions will be held in Hebrew):**
18:00 - **Meet & Mingle**
18:30 - **Opening words**
18:35 - **Exposing per-component test kits to improve design system testability** - **[Raphael Boukara](https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphael-boukara-b3433a18/?utm_source=luma)**, Platform Developer @ Connecteam
* Let's write test for a component
* Let's change the implementation of the component
* The test fails and should be rewritten
* Let's create a Testkit for the component
* Rewrite test using the testkit
* Change again the component
* Test does not fails!
* Show that at connecteam each component of our design system has a testkit
* Show an example of a connecteam test
* What is our methodology when writing tests
19:05 - **Rule Them All: Exploring the World of ESLint Rules** -[ ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/evyatar-daud/?utm_source=luma)**[Evyatar Daud](https://www.linkedin.com/in/evyatar-daud/?utm_source=luma)**,
Frontend Infra & Tooling @ DriveNets
ESLint is the de facto standard for linting JavaScript and TypeScript. Chances are, every project you’ve worked on uses it - whether you realize it or not.
In this talk, we’ll explore how ESLint works, how its rules are written, and which technologies it utilizes. We’ll also create our own custom rules in a live coding session.
This talk is intended for intermediate developers who want to deepen their understanding of the tools they use every day. If you’ve ever wondered what an AST is - or wanted to take ESLint beyond the defaults - this session is for you.
19:35 - **Break**
19:50 - **Vest 6 for the stranded time traveler** - **[Evyatar Alush](https://www.linkedin.com/in/evyatar-alush-5b760866/?utm_source=luma)**, Software Engineer @ Meta
Talk description coming soon!
20:20 - Raffle! a FREE TICKET to [ReactNext Conference](http://www.react-next.com/?utm_source=luma)!
Big thanks to [Connecteam](https://connecteam.com/careers/?gh_src=null&utm_source=luma), our host and sponsor, for this meetup!
**Want to speak at one of our upcoming meetups?**
[Fill out this form!](https://forms.gle/tXMkXm8tNXasEygq9?utm_source=luma)
**Want to host our next meetup?**
Contact our team at [office@eventhandler.co.il](http://office@eventhandler.co.il/?utm_source=luma)
\*\*\*\*\*ReactNext Conference\*\*\*\*\*
See you at our yearly Frontend summit - [www.react-next.com](https://www.react-next.com/?utm_source=luma)!
Wish to apply for a scholarship ticket to ReactNext? [Fill out this form](https://forms.monday.com/forms/3693031cdc0db5afd6b8f45e314f4b05?r=use1&utm_source=luma)
See you soon!
EventHandler team
Claude Code & CoWork best practices to be a x10 Clauder
🍕 **18:00 – 18:30** · Gathering, Food & Drinks Arrive, grab a drink, and meet fellow Claude builders.
💻 **18:30 – 19:00** · Claude Code Best Practices Deep dive into getting the most out of Claude Code — from context management and prompting patterns to tooling and real-world workflows.
🤝 **19:00 – 19:30** · Claude CoWork Best Practices: Skills vs Connectors A practical breakdown of Claude CoWork — when to use Skills, when to use Connectors, and how to design multi-agent workflows that actually hold up in production.
🍻 **19:30 – 20:00** · Drinks & Geek Out We're heading to the nearby bar to keep the conversation going. Claude agents, war stories, wild experiments — all welcome.
**Claude User Group Israel — Meetup #1 🇮🇱**
Join us for the first gathering of the Claude User Group Israel — a community for builders, developers, and AI enthusiasts who are actively using Claude in their work.
This session is packed with practical, hands-on talks covering two of the most powerful tools in the Claude ecosystem: Claude Code and Claude CoWork.
Whether you're just getting started or already shipping with Claude, you'll walk away with real patterns and best practices you can use immediately.
***
**Who should come?** Developers, product builders, founders, and anyone actively working with Claude. All levels welcome — this is a peer learning group, not a sales pitch.
Israel Atlassian community event at Evoke
Hello, Israel Atlassian Community,
We are excited to meet again!
This time, Evoke will host us in their offices.
As aslays we will have food mood and a special raffle.
**On the agenda:**
Evoke will present their journey of unifying Atlassian tools across different companies which merged together — covering the challenges along the way and the people who made it happen.
In the second part, Yaniv Shoshani will present the power of Rovo and Rovo Dev.
**Parking:**
Free parking is arranged by Evoke at the Outlet building.
Please go down to floor **-3**, bring your parking ticket with you, and have it validated on-site.
**Please bring your ID, it's needed for the building entrance.**
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Agenda:
**18:00 -** **News and updates -**
Gal and Simha
**18:45-19:45 -** **Uniting systems = uniting people**
Ayelet Ben-Tzur - Head of CIS
Avi Zigdon - Service tools & Corp Dev TL
Meital Adir - Atlassian expert
Katia Podolsky - Atlassian expert
**19:45 -** **AI-powered SDLC acceleration: from idea to production with Rovo and Rovo Dev**
Yaniv Shoshani - CEO Methoda EVP abra
קורס ארדואינו, רובוטיקה ותכנות פיזי באמצעות ארדואינו, בעשרה מפגשים
אות בוגרים מתלהבות ומתלהבים... לא טועים!
מרכז החדשנות מייקלאב מזמין אתכם ל קורס ארדואינו ותכנות פיזי.
ארדואינו היא פלטפורמת פיתוח המבוססת על חומרה ותוכנה פשוטות לשימוש, המאפשרת פיתוח של פרוייקטים יצירתיים במיוחד ברוח עשה-זאת-בעצמך
(DIY).
קורס בנוי מעשרה מפגשים של למידה אינטנסיבית וכיפית. כל מפגש כולל לימוד חומר תאורטי והרבה התנסות
Hands On
חוויתית. במהלך הקורס תכירו: עבודה בסיסית עם חשמל ואלקטרוניקה, יסודות שפת
C++,
עקרונות החישה באמצעות סנסורים שונים: אור, חום, קול, מגע, מרחק ועוד, עקרונות הפעלה של רכיבים כמו מנועים, רמקולים, ממסרים, לדים ועוד, בניית רובוט מתנייע ונשלט מרחוק, חיבור מכשירים מבוססי ארדואינו לסמארטפון (ולאינטרנט) ועוד ועוד.
הקורס מיועד למבוגרים ונוער (16+)
עלות: ₪2900
הנחה לתושבי יהוד
שימו לב: לא מספיק להרשם במיטאפ יש להרשם גם בקישור הבא
https://www.makelab.org.il/registration/arduino-course
Game Dev TLV: Season 2 Episode 4
This month we meet at CET for another great evening dedicated to expanding your horizons in game development.
Have an idea, suggestion, venue, or talk? Reach out to [team@notable.games](http://mailto:team@notable.games/) or fill [this form](https://forms.gle/Y4wq7KCi9NbJEDDV6). We can help find an idea, prepare a talk, and overcome fear of stage. Everyone has something to share!
**Agenda**
18:00...18:30 — Meet and greet
18:30...20:30 — The Main Show
20:30...21:00 — Networking and goodbyes
**PLEASE NOTE**
Although the meetup description and the slides are is in English, the actual talks are given in Hebrew.
**Talks**
How to create balanced levels and maps using retro tech - By David Nestel
Engage to Learn: What Games Get Right About Education - By Gilad Ravid
**Pitch a Game**
Fairysite by Hagai Niv - A pixie sized turn-based strategy game about the relations between the fairy parasite (you) and the host (humans).
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3467750/Fairysite/
Philosophy Group Meeting -- Hebrew
Join us in the search for the true, the good and the beautiful.
Each meet is in one of two formats: a shared reading and open discussion of philosophical texts, or a continuing series of lectures based on the reading of a fascinating book of philosophy. Both formats are in Hebrew, with some reading of English texts, assisted whenever needed.
We meet weekly Friday on 80 Rokach Boulevard, Tel Aviv, at the gardens of the Council for a Beautiful Israel.
Welcome anyone interested in understanding life more deeply, regardless of age or prior knowledge. The love of wisdom is enough.
Please join our WhatsApp group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/JeAa2uRNTlF0rdrVTLzUC0?mode=wwt
Note: there's always enough sitting room, but some of it is on the grass or a mat on the floor. If you want to guarantee yourself a chair, please bring one with you.
Sapere Aude! (Kant's Motto: Dare to Think!)
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What If Your AI Could Be a Team? - Chad Green
**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you.
The building address is 4450 Bridge Park
The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400
You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge.
**Abstract**
GitHub Copilot is powerful, but what if you could scale from a solo AI assistant to an entire team of specialized agents working in parallel? This session introduces Squad: an open-source framework for multi-agent orchestration that lets you define teams of AI agents with specific roles, responsibilities, and expertise.
We'll progress from Copilot basics to the Copilot CLI, explore how Agents add autonomy, and see how Instructions and Skills let you customize agent behavior. Then, the climax: a live demo where a Squad team of 3 agents (Lead, Developer, Tester) stands up and builds a working application in real-time, showcasing true multi-agent collaboration.
Whether you're new to AI or exploring how to scale your use of Copilot, this session will show you what's possible when agents work as a team.
**YouTube Link**
TBD
HTML5 Master Series (Class 02 of 04) (SPECIAL OFFERING)
**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT NOTES:**
1. The dates listed for this series are about 95% reliable. We are completing our 2026 schedule as we speak, so minor adjustments are still occurring.
2. Each class in this series has an attendance fee, though this first offering is free on a first-come, first-served basis.
3. Each class, from BOTH a sign-up and fee perspective, is a separate entity.
**Introduction:**
HTML5 is the foundational technology for modern web development, serving as the standard markup language for structuring and presenting content on the World Wide Web. Developed through a collaboration between the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG), HTML5 provides a robust system of elements (tags) that tell a browser how to display text, images, and multimedia in a clear and meaningful way. It works in concert with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for presentation and JavaScript for interactivity, forming the core technology stack for virtually all websites and many web applications today.
One of the significant advancements of HTML5 is the introduction of powerful new features and elements designed to improve functionality and simplify development. Key additions include native multimedia support via the \ and \ tags, allowing developers to embed media without third-party plugins. It also offers new form controls for better user input, such as date and email types, and introduces web storage capabilities to store data offline for enhanced performance. These features streamline the process of building rich, interactive web experiences.
A significant focus of HTML5 is enhanced semantics and better structural organization of content. New semantic elements like , , , , and \ provide meaningful structure to documents, which aids in search engine optimization (SEO) and improves accessibility for assistive technologies. These elements define different parts of a webpage (e.g., a header for the top, a nav for navigation links, a footer for the bottom), making the code more readable and understandable for both developers and machines. This emphasis on clear structure helps in creating more logical and maintainable websites.
Developing websites in today's competitive environment requires taking advantage of every technique you can to get the maximum exposure possible. Our HTML5 class will not only show you what's new in the HTML specification, but also the best way to develop optimized web pages that get the attention your client and/or company requires.
**The breakdown of the four-class series is as follows:**
**Class 1: Introduction to Web Structure and Basic HTML5**
This class introduces the core concepts of web development, the history of HTML, and the fundamental structure of an HTML5 document.
* **Topics**:
* **Web Architecture Overview**: How browsers, servers, and web pages interact.
* **HTML Fundamentals**: Understanding elements, tags, and attributes.
* **Basic Document Structure**: Using !DOCTYPE html, html, head, and body.
* **Text Formatting**: Headings (h1 to h6), paragraphs (p), and text-level semantics (e.g., strong, em, br).
* **Lists and Links**: Creating ordered (ol) and unordered (ul) lists, and linking between pages using anchor tags (a).
* **Activity**: Students create a basic personal webpage containing text, a list of hobbies, and a link to an external website.
**Class 2: Semantic HTML5 and Multimedia Integration**
Class 2 focuses on modern HTML5 elements that provide meaning (semantics) to content, improving accessibility and search engine optimization. It also covers adding images and multimedia.
* **Topics**:
* **Semantic Elements**: Understanding and implementing elements like header, footer, nav, section, and article.
* **Images**: Adding images using the img tag and attributes like src, alt, width, and height.
* **Multimedia**: Embedding audio and video content using the audio and video tags.
* **File and Folder Structure**: Best practices for organizing project files and managing file paths.
* **Activity**: Students refactor their Class 1 project to use a proper semantic layout and add an image and a link to a video file.
**Class 3: Forms and User Input**
This session is dedicated to building interactive HTML5 forms, which are essential for capturing user data and input.
* **Topics**:
* **Form Basics**: Using the form element, action and method attributes.
* **Input Types**: Exploring various input types (e.g., text, password, checkbox, radio, date, submit).
* **Form Elements**: Utilizing label, textarea, select, option, and button.
* **Client-side Validation**: Implementing HTML5 validation attributes like required, minlength, and pattern.
* **Activity**: Students build a complete contact form with different input fields, radio buttons, and basic HTML5 validation.
**Class 4: Introduction to CSS3 and Basic Styling**
The final class introduces Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to style the HTML content and make the web pages visually appealing and accessible.
* **Topics**:
* **CSS Fundamentals**: The role of CSS, selectors, properties, and values.
* **Integrating CSS**: Using inline, internal, and external style sheets.
* **The Box Model**: Understanding margin, padding, border, and content for basic layout.
* **Basic Styling**: Changing colors, fonts, and text alignment.
* **Accessibility Basics**: Identifying principles of web design usability and accessibility, including ARIA labels.
* **Activity**: Students apply an external CSS file to their Class 3 form project to style the layout, colors, and fonts, culminating in a well-structured and styled webpage.
Prompt vs. Paintbrush
AI is changing how art is made. But when does it stop being your work and start being the machine’s?
This month we're going to be doing a panel with with digital image, music, and written word artists, talking about at what point, while using AI in the creation process, does the work become not the artist creation?
We encourage audience participation during this event that will be moderated by Chris Slee.
Whether you’re deep in the field or just getting curious, come connect with others building and exploring AI in Columbus.
Sponsored by [Transform Labs](https://www.transformlabs.com/services)
Sign up also accessible via [Transform Labs Luma](https://luma.com/55umjqta)
HTML5 Master Series (Class 01 of 04) (SPECIAL OFFERING)
**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT NOTES:**
1. The dates listed for this series are about 95% reliable. We are completing our 2026 schedule as we speak, so minor adjustments are still occurring.
2. Each class in this series has an attendance fee, though this first offering is free on a first-come, first-served basis.
3. Each class, from BOTH a sign-up and fee perspective, is a separate entity.
**Introduction:**
HTML5 is the foundational technology for modern web development, serving as the standard markup language for structuring and presenting content on the World Wide Web. Developed through a collaboration between the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG), HTML5 provides a robust system of elements (tags) that tell a browser how to display text, images, and multimedia in a clear and meaningful way. It works in concert with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for presentation and JavaScript for interactivity, forming the core technology stack for virtually all websites and many web applications today.
One of the significant advancements of HTML5 is the introduction of powerful new features and elements designed to improve functionality and simplify development. Key additions include native multimedia support via the \ and \ tags, allowing developers to embed media without third-party plugins. It also offers new form controls for better user input, such as date and email types, and introduces web storage capabilities to store data offline for enhanced performance. These features streamline the process of building rich, interactive web experiences.
A significant focus of HTML5 is enhanced semantics and better structural organization of content. New semantic elements like , , , , and \ provide meaningful structure to documents, which aids in search engine optimization (SEO) and improves accessibility for assistive technologies. These elements define different parts of a webpage (e.g., a header for the top, a nav for navigation links, a footer for the bottom), making the code more readable and understandable for both developers and machines. This emphasis on clear structure helps in creating more logical and maintainable websites.
Developing websites in today's competitive environment requires taking advantage of every technique you can to get the maximum exposure possible. Our HTML5 class will not only show you what's new in the HTML specification, but also the best way to develop optimized web pages that get the attention your client and/or company requires.
**The breakdown of the four-class series is as follows:**
**Class 1: Introduction to Web Structure and Basic HTML5**
This class introduces the core concepts of web development, the history of HTML, and the fundamental structure of an HTML5 document.
* **Topics**:
* **Web Architecture Overview**: How browsers, servers, and web pages interact.
* **HTML Fundamentals**: Understanding elements, tags, and attributes.
* **Basic Document Structure**: Using !DOCTYPE html, html, head, and body.
* **Text Formatting**: Headings (h1 to h6), paragraphs (p), and text-level semantics (e.g., strong, em, br).
* **Lists and Links**: Creating ordered (ol) and unordered (ul) lists, and linking between pages using anchor tags (a).
* **Activity**: Students create a basic personal webpage containing text, a list of hobbies, and a link to an external website.
**Class 2: Semantic HTML5 and Multimedia Integration**
Class 2 focuses on modern HTML5 elements that provide meaning (semantics) to content, improving accessibility and search engine optimization. It also covers adding images and multimedia.
* **Topics**:
* **Semantic Elements**: Understanding and implementing elements like header, footer, nav, section, and article.
* **Images**: Adding images using the img tag and attributes like src, alt, width, and height.
* **Multimedia**: Embedding audio and video content using the audio and video tags.
* **File and Folder Structure**: Best practices for organizing project files and managing file paths.
* **Activity**: Students refactor their Class 1 project to use a proper semantic layout and add an image and a link to a video file.
**Class 3: Forms and User Input**
This session is dedicated to building interactive HTML5 forms, which are essential for capturing user data and input.
* **Topics**:
* **Form Basics**: Using the form element, action and method attributes.
* **Input Types**: Exploring various input types (e.g., text, password, checkbox, radio, date, submit).
* **Form Elements**: Utilizing label, textarea, select, option, and button.
* **Client-side Validation**: Implementing HTML5 validation attributes like required, minlength, and pattern.
* **Activity**: Students build a complete contact form with different input fields, radio buttons, and basic HTML5 validation.
**Class 4: Introduction to CSS3 and Basic Styling**
The final class introduces Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to style the HTML content and make the web pages visually appealing and accessible.
* **Topics**:
* **CSS Fundamentals**: The role of CSS, selectors, properties, and values.
* **Integrating CSS**: Using inline, internal, and external style sheets.
* **The Box Model**: Understanding margin, padding, border, and content for basic layout.
* **Basic Styling**: Changing colors, fonts, and text alignment.
* **Accessibility Basics**: Identifying principles of web design usability and accessibility, including ARIA labels.
* **Activity**: Students apply an external CSS file to their Class 3 form project to style the layout, colors, and fonts, culminating in a well-structured and styled webpage.
Global Azure - Columbus
The global Azure community is coming together again, and Columbus is officially on the map.
View the session lineup and speakers at [Global Azure Columbus 2026](https://coazure.github.io/cbus-global-azure-2026/)
On **Saturday, April 18, 2026**, the Azure Columbus Meetup, DevOps Meetup, and Code and Coffee Meetup are hosting our local edition of Global Azure 2026. This is a free, community-driven event packed with learning, networking, and all things Microsoft Azure.
Whether you’re building modern cloud-native apps, experimenting with AI agents, deploying containers, automating infrastructure, or just beginning your Azure journey, this event is for you!
**What to Expect**
* Engaging technical sessions
* Real-world Azure architecture & cloud-native patterns
* AI, agents, automation, and modern DevOps
* Food and drinks (because learning burns calories)
* Time to connect with fellow engineers, architects, and cloud enthusiasts
**Who Should Attend?**
* Software engineers (any language, any stack)
* Cloud architects
* DevOps engineers
* Data professionals
* AI explorers
* Platform builders
* Anyone who loves solving hard problems with great tools
If you build, deploy, automate, scale, monitor, or optimize in Azure, you’ll feel right at home.
**Why Global Azure?**
Global Azure is a worldwide community event where Azure user groups host learning sessions on the same day across the globe. It’s grassroots. It’s technical. It’s practical. And it’s powered by people who genuinely love sharing what they’ve learned.
And yes, it’s free to attend!
HTML5 Master Series (Class 03 of 04) (SPECIAL OFFERING)
**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT NOTES:**
1. The dates listed for this series are about 95% reliable. We are completing our 2026 schedule as we speak, so minor adjustments are still occurring.
2. Each class in this series has an attendance fee, though this first offering is free on a first-come, first-served basis.
3. Each class, from BOTH a sign-up and fee perspective, is a separate entity.
**Introduction:**
HTML5 is the foundational technology for modern web development, serving as the standard markup language for structuring and presenting content on the World Wide Web. Developed through a collaboration between the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG), HTML5 provides a robust system of elements (tags) that tell a browser how to display text, images, and multimedia in a clear and meaningful way. It works in concert with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for presentation and JavaScript for interactivity, forming the core technology stack for virtually all websites and many web applications today.
One of the significant advancements of HTML5 is the introduction of powerful new features and elements designed to improve functionality and simplify development. Key additions include native multimedia support via the \ and \ tags, allowing developers to embed media without third-party plugins. It also offers new form controls for better user input, such as date and email types, and introduces web storage capabilities to store data offline for enhanced performance. These features streamline the process of building rich, interactive web experiences.
A significant focus of HTML5 is enhanced semantics and better structural organization of content. New semantic elements like , , , , and \ provide meaningful structure to documents, which aids in search engine optimization (SEO) and improves accessibility for assistive technologies. These elements define different parts of a webpage (e.g., a header for the top, a nav for navigation links, a footer for the bottom), making the code more readable and understandable for both developers and machines. This emphasis on clear structure helps in creating more logical and maintainable websites.
Developing websites in today's competitive environment requires taking advantage of every technique you can to get the maximum exposure possible. Our HTML5 class will not only show you what's new in the HTML specification, but also the best way to develop optimized web pages that get the attention your client and/or company requires.
**The breakdown of the four-class series is as follows:**
**Class 1: Introduction to Web Structure and Basic HTML5**
This class introduces the core concepts of web development, the history of HTML, and the fundamental structure of an HTML5 document.
* **Topics**:
* **Web Architecture Overview**: How browsers, servers, and web pages interact.
* **HTML Fundamentals**: Understanding elements, tags, and attributes.
* **Basic Document Structure**: Using !DOCTYPE html, html, head, and body.
* **Text Formatting**: Headings (h1 to h6), paragraphs (p), and text-level semantics (e.g., strong, em, br).
* **Lists and Links**: Creating ordered (ol) and unordered (ul) lists, and linking between pages using anchor tags (a).
* **Activity**: Students create a basic personal webpage containing text, a list of hobbies, and a link to an external website.
**Class 2: Semantic HTML5 and Multimedia Integration**
Class 2 focuses on modern HTML5 elements that provide meaning (semantics) to content, improving accessibility and search engine optimization. It also covers adding images and multimedia.
* **Topics**:
* **Semantic Elements**: Understanding and implementing elements like header, footer, nav, section, and article.
* **Images**: Adding images using the img tag and attributes like src, alt, width, and height.
* **Multimedia**: Embedding audio and video content using the audio and video tags.
* **File and Folder Structure**: Best practices for organizing project files and managing file paths.
* **Activity**: Students refactor their Class 1 project to use a proper semantic layout and add an image and a link to a video file.
**Class 3: Forms and User Input**
This session is dedicated to building interactive HTML5 forms, which are essential for capturing user data and input.
* **Topics**:
* **Form Basics**: Using the form element, action and method attributes.
* **Input Types**: Exploring various input types (e.g., text, password, checkbox, radio, date, submit).
* **Form Elements**: Utilizing label, textarea, select, option, and button.
* **Client-side Validation**: Implementing HTML5 validation attributes like required, minlength, and pattern.
* **Activity**: Students build a complete contact form with different input fields, radio buttons, and basic HTML5 validation.
**Class 4: Introduction to CSS3 and Basic Styling**
The final class introduces Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to style the HTML content and make the web pages visually appealing and accessible.
* **Topics**:
* **CSS Fundamentals**: The role of CSS, selectors, properties, and values.
* **Integrating CSS**: Using inline, internal, and external style sheets.
* **The Box Model**: Understanding margin, padding, border, and content for basic layout.
* **Basic Styling**: Changing colors, fonts, and text alignment.
* **Accessibility Basics**: Identifying principles of web design usability and accessibility, including ARIA labels.
* **Activity**: Students apply an external CSS file to their Class 3 form project to style the layout, colors, and fonts, culminating in a well-structured and styled webpage.
COhPy Monthly Meeting
**Improving Office in Franklinton**
Physical location:
Improving Office
330 Rush Alley Suite #150
Columbus, OH 43215
Schedule:
6:00 p.m.: Socialize, eat, and drink. Improving will be providing pizza and beverages.
6:30 to 8:00 pm. Main meeting and presentation(s).
Topic: This month Chris Pazsint will be talking about Agentic Coding. How does one use CLI Based Agents, and Agentic IDEs such as Cursor, Kiro, Antigravity? How to include agentic coding plugins for IDEs you already love such as Visual Studio Code.
We meet on the last Monday of each Month. Presentations are given by members and friends of this group. If you would like to do a presentation (small or large) on a python topic, please contact Central OH Python at centralohpython@gmail.com















