Hello, everyone! Eunkyung here.
I’m so excited to announce that I’ve just finished my Tribute Page for the second time. I know it’s not something big, but hey, small wins make up great victories. I’m just happy with how I somehow improved the page after about 40hrs of studying CSS (tracked w/a Pomodoro app). My learning references were ShayHowe, Frontend Masters (6months free w/ GitHub student developer pack), and of course, FreeCodeCamp.
I last made my first one on July 5. My learning references back then were a course in Coursera (outdated one, but the first place I fell in love in coding ) and FreeCodeCamp. I stopped coding for 2months bc I lost motivation. Classes started, and I want to drop out of Uni bc my BS Computer Science course just doesn’t align with my career path choice, Frontend Developer & Graphic Designer/Artist). The issue is I know my parents would be against it However, I realized that this is my life and I know that self-learning is a better way to achieve my career goals than spending 3 years more in a Uni that teaches old and irrelevant courses. Thank you, Google, and of course, to all of the free learning platforms!
Anyway, enough of this drama This month of October I started reviewing and learning web development again (got intimidated & stuck w/flexbox ). There were many things I realized after completing the challenge for the second time, and I just feel to share them with you all, bc these might be helpful in some ways for you and me
Realizations about my first try:
- Before, I didn’t know much about what I was doing because I try to learn and get things done FAST. Like I want to master CSS in a few days or so (feeling gifted much ) bc I just badly need a job to prove something to my parents and other pressuring personal reasons I think I was just trying to copy the styles of the example, and I didn’t understand much. So I guess it’s better to learn slowly to understand more of what you’re doing Before trying out complicated codes, I take notes first, and this classic technique helps me learn better.
- Even though I learned from Coursera that design comes first before coding, I still went on working them at the same time on the spot. What a big mistake. I did it bc I got all too excited So, it made coding for the first tribute page frustrating and harder.
Realizations about my second try:
- My workflow was still chaotic. I got mentally blocked because all of the learnings just jumbled in my head, so the procedure or steps to do the challenge was vague.
- I think I did the same mistake twice (kind of) I didn’t make a full design of my tribute page. But at this time, I made a rough layout and chose color palettes for the background & fonts. Unlike before, it has become less frustrating in coding. Much improvement is still needed on the preparation of the design though. Like choosing first some fonts to use which I totally forgot to prepare
- I know that there are a lot of flaws in the look and the code. I know there are mistakes, and I feel like I want to correct them now, but I can’t anymore bc I still don’t know them But, I guess time with the effort of learning will tell me someday. So I guess, in the meantime, it’s better to leave the project that way and call it “complete” and recognize it as a small achievement.
That’s it for my realizations on creating the tribute Page at the FreeCodeCamp. Please feel free to add some comments if you have other insights or perspectives of my realizations. Also, I’d very much appreciate any feedback on my project. They’d be really helpful.
Thank you so much for reading! This is my first post here in the forum, and I like to create more in the future after completing some projects. I just think that they’re like journal entries for my Web Development Journey, and I decide to share them with ya’ll so I could help, not only myself but also to those who need these to relate with or just anything. Looking forward to talk with ya’ll