About
Purpose
- To promote learning and professional growth in the field of web development.
- To establish a network of like-minded individuals who want to pursue web development.
- To give back to the Iowa State University community and local community by offering web development services to students, faculty, and clubs and organizations.
- To give back to the greater web development community by writing and posting public code libraries, extensions, plugins, etc.
History
The first semester of the club's existence started out with a bang! Our numbers grew rapidly, and everyone was eager to get started. As expected, there was a massive amount of interest in the club even before we began to promote ourselves. "I'm surprised there wasn't already a Web Development Club," was a common expression when we told others about the club. People of all skill levels joined and brought a wide range of skills to the table.
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Founding
The club was officially recognized on August 24, 2015. At that time, there were only eight members.
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First club meeting
The first meeting was held September 2nd, 2015 in Coover Hall. The weather was nice, so we moved out to the courtyard to celebrate the club's founding with some soda and cookies. There were nine members in attendance, and we all had high hopes of doing great things with the club.
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Going public
The club made its first public appearance at the Fall 2015 ClubFest. We had sixty-eight people sign up for the mailing list. Membership more than doubled. In addition, we networked with other clubs and found out there was a huge interest in web development services around campus and around town. We would soon have our hands full!
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HackISU
On September 19, 2015 we made excellent progress on the club website at HackISU, Iowa State's annual hackathon. Sleep was lost, caffeine was consumed, and Nicolas Cage image placeholders were used in abundance.
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First project
We completed our first project as a team, the creation of a website for a local dentist in Iowa. This project gave club members an opportunity to sharpen their skills while contributing to the local community.