#HTML and #CSS for Tweeters
The key concepts are pretty easy to master across the board for both HTML and CSS for beginners. Remembering all the properties is a little more difficult. As a person who must have been out sick in...
View ArticleCSS Magic & Math
Before Thursday, when I used a morning off from work to complete the introductory Codecademy marathon, I’d never even looked at a CSS page. It seemed like some kind of dark magic to me—how could a...
View ArticleThumbs Up for Codecademy
This was my first time using Codecademy, and so far I have found it to be a great site to learn basic programming skills. As far as look and usability, the site was very clean and easy to navigate. One...
View ArticleUsing CSS and HTML at My New Job
I recently started working at a small granola company. And when I say small, I mean I’m basically the only employee and we make the granola in the woman who started the company’s garage. Anyway, she...
View ArticleProtected: Learning code is fun
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View ArticleHTML is like jumping off of a cliff: jumping without learning how is going to...
I am really starting to like the Codecademy tutorials. Even though they are novice at first, and many people already have a basic understanding of code, the first lessons help reinforce the idea that...
View ArticleContent and Presentation
I really enjoyed this week’s lesson and assignments. Just like we discussed during the first week of class, this work is extremely gratifying once you see your code successfully appear as a website. I...
View ArticleProtected: Learning to code, one badge at a time.
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View ArticleWeek 2 Assignment; May 28, 2013
Codecademy is an interesting way to learn how to code. It breaks code down into simple form, which allows beginners like me to not get overwhelmed. Most programming books, at least the ones which I...
View ArticleDeath by Codeacademy … the New PowerPoint.
If the purpose of this week’s assignment was to reinforce last week’s class, then mission accomplished. The redundancy helped me commit nearly all the basics to memory, and had me typing away towards...
View ArticleMy First Ever Coding Experience
This week’s assignments were challenging, to say the least. While the Codecademy assignments were helpful, it was still challenging to take what the instructions gave you and apply it to the exercises....
View ArticleMultitasking and Trial and Error
As a general rule I try not to multitask with my homework. Bad things can happen. Mistakes can be made and deadlines can be missed. This time, my decision not to do so cost me a lot of time this week....
View ArticleLinking Languages Together
This week we learned about various CSS elements that help us provide very specific design elements that jazz up our web pages. As we went through each long assignment, I loved how detailed CSS allowed...
View ArticleRWD for Newbies
This week’s assignments were tough for me. Frustrating. It’s like we went from “Je m’appelle Molly” to translating Victor Hugo. That being said, coding is enjoyable–the actual coding. The logic of...
View ArticleCreating My First Real HTML code
This week’s homework was very exciting. Although the Codecademy modules took a long time to get through, I learned valuable ways of coding to create a fundamentally sound and aesthetically appealing...
View ArticleGoogle is a Girl’s Best Friend: My First Attempt at Coding
This week’s prototype homepage assignment was my first attempt at creating a webpage using HTML and CSS. It would be a huge understatement if I said that I struggled with this assignment. I decided to...
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Adventures in Creating a Homepage
Using HTML and CSS Now I understand what Prof. Linch meant by having an idea of what you are developing before you begin. When building my new homepage, I started putting in code before I really knew...
View ArticleWins and losses from my first homepage
This weeks work made me warm up to Codecademy a lot more than I expected. I really enjoyed learning about CSS and seeing what more “front-end” web design looks like. After this week I definitely want...
View ArticleIntroduction to CSS and Designing a Page
Readings: Responsive Design Going through this week’s readings, what stood out to me the most was the point Ethan Marcotte made in his article about the “more adaptive approach” being the way forward...
View ArticleFirst Coding Experience — The Struggle Is Real
This week’s assignment taught me several important lessons, the first being that this class is likely going to be the most challenging course I have taken thus far at Georgetown University. As a...
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