How We Build the Web

63% of Web designers and developers surveyed learned their trade not through institutions but from their peers.

22 web designers and developers have responded. 90% are designers and 86% are developers. 77% are both.

Most Recent Contributors: Shae Solomon, sameer borate, Alex Carabi, Lokesh Dhakar, Henken Bean , Chris Tate, Aaron Brewer, Zeke Shore, Jason Campbell, Nicholas Felton

The World Wide Web has not been around long, but it's become an enormous part of modern life. It's become a platform for social interaction, education, personal organization, political discourse, sex, and almost every other aspect of contemporary society. While we tend to equate modernity with institutionalization, the Web is defined by decentralization and collaboration.

This site is a brief investigation of the way we build the web and how web designers and developers learn this craft. Much of this knowledge is transmitted through the medium itself, outside of institutional settings.

If you are involved in creating websites, share a little about yourself, what you do, and how you learned to do it. Perhaps, with a better understanding of the process that has evolved, we can create a better environment for future creators.