Understanding Where Code Lives

Here's something that surprises most beginners: **code is just text files**.

That fancy website? Text files. That mobile app? Text files. That game you love? Text files (lots of them).

**What makes a "project":** - A **folder** containing all your files - **Code files** with specific extensions (.html, .css, .js, .py, etc.) - **Configuration files** that tell tools how to work - **Assets** like images, fonts, and data

**Example structure:** ``` my-website/ ├── index.html (your main page) ├── styles.css (how it looks) ├── script.js (how it behaves) └── images/ └── logo.png ```

That's it. A website is just a folder with files. The "magic" is just knowing what to put in those files — and that's what Claude helps with!