This week’s assignment was to create a web-based resume by building upon our previous lessons in HTML and CSS. Like training a muscle, coding is all about continous practice. Admittedly, the beginning of this month has been very busy for me both professionally and personally, so half of my struggle was finding the time to work on this project!
At this point, HTML seems to be straightforward to me. It’s setting up the content of the page so that it can be expanded upon during the CSS stage. The most difficult part for me was dealing with the div element and class attributes. Using these together can make grouping certain pieces of content easier for CSS. Div is mostly straightforward, but I found myself getting confused at some points because a div element can be nested within another. While coding, I would sometimes reference the wrong container. I also had trouble with the class attribute because I would frequently get errors stating because it’s case-sensitive! To address these issues, I had to carefully note the names I used for containers.
Another way I progressed in this assignment was to reference YouTube tutorials. I often learn by example, so it was important for me to follow along with someone coding and explaining why they were performing certain actions. Shaif Arfan’s tutorial was extremely helpful! I also watched Dani Krossing’s explanation for clarification on classes and IDs.
I liked this project because it produced a useful webpage that I can use and expand upon in the future. It shows the practical applications for HTML and CSS and expands upon the ways in which these skills are interwoven with one another. I’m also familiarizing myself with new resources on the Internet that I can reference with any new questions.
Kim Granados 