Jan 8Intro to JS — Variables and FunctionsEvery developer starts somewhere, and that place is here. Let’s dive into the building blocks of what makes a program. Variables A ‘variable’ is a named storage location that holds a value. The value can be of various data types, such as a number or a ‘string’ (what we call text)…Web Development4 min readWeb Development4 min read
Jan 4Intro to JS — Getting StartedIf you have been following along, you should have proficient knowledge of HTML and CSS. At least theoretically — let me say now that NOTHING is a good replacement for struggling through a real-life project that uses new techniques or concepts. …Web Development4 min readWeb Development4 min read
Oct 29, 2022Are Software Engineers… Engineers?As the move to solve all of our problems with technology becomes more and more ubiquitous, the varying roles programmers play in building and maintaining this new empire changes every day. One title that seems to have entirely ruled them all in terms of LinkedIn job descriptions is ‘software engineer’. …Technology4 min readTechnology4 min read
Sep 11, 2022CSS Basics - Color, Text, and SpaceLet’s make all of our things pretty and just the way we like it. We have now not only discussed how to select any HTML element, but also how to structure those elements (getting around a core limitation of HTML, might I add). Honestly, this one could have come before…Web Development4 min readWeb Development4 min read
Aug 29, 2022CSS Basics - StructureRemember how I mentioned in my HTML Basics - Structure article that most advanced structures would be handled by CSS? Well, this is it. As I mentioned before, HTML’s ‘table’ element is the only way in HTML alone to get consistent vertical AND horizontal structure, but it is extremely limited…Web Development5 min readWeb Development5 min read
May 20, 2022CSS Basics - Advanced SelectorsLast time, we went through the basic selectors and how to implement them in a stylesheet to apply our styles. Selectors have a lot of sneaky extra ways they can be used though, including the following 4 categories. Let’s get into it. Combinators The first of the four advanced categories, following…Web Development4 min readWeb Development4 min read
May 20, 2022CSS Basics - Styling ThingsCSS is all about making elements pretty, or ‘styling’ them. Standing for ‘Cascading Style Sheets’, this method of styling ‘cascades’, or reads top-to-bottom, through the ‘stylesheet’ - your list of styles. …Web Development3 min readWeb Development3 min read
Published inLevel Up Coding·Apr 14, 2022HTML Basics- Forms, Labels, and InputsBesides the structure of a web document, this is the most important use of HTML in work today. It’s a big one, strap in. The <form> element wraps around various elements for inputting information and closes with the </form> tag. All form elements have two main attributes. …Web Development2 min readWeb Development2 min read
Mar 21, 2022HTML Basics - StructureSo - you’ve gotten this far, time for the real stuff. HTML exists in the present world to give structure to webpages. In the infancy of the internet, we used it to style elements as well, but with the rise of CSS those days are long gone. …Web Development3 min readWeb Development3 min read
Mar 4, 2022HTML Basics - Linking DocumentsBelieve it or not, not everything has to be made by the developer. Luckily for people like myself with no visual art skills whatsoever, fonts are one of those things (I play some mean guitar though, so yours truly isn’t entirely void of artistic talent). …Web Development3 min readWeb Development3 min read
