Can you think back about the first time you even saw HTML or another form of web design coding? It is like another language that only a small percentage of the world can understand. My first look at HTML, I didn't even know where to start. Unlike most, I hit the ground running and had to learn really fast. I created a website using "Invisionfree" forum hosting, and other forms of web hosting. I opened the "Admin" area and went to the "Style sheet" and BAM, there was this new language.
I went to the store immediately after this and bought HTML FOR DUMMIES, so I could get a better understanding of what was needed. After reading a few chapters of the book, I soon realised there was a pattern. I took what I knew and went to altering the coding. When I hit refresh, nothing but CHAOS was on my screen. Everything was gone, misplaced, or just odd. I could not get it back to the way it was originally and I did not save the first code (a mistake I never made again).
So, here I am years later with way more knowledge than I thought I would eve have on this subject. I can open most coding and know exactly how the page is suppose to look. There are some things I still have to look up or ask help on, but nothing like day one. The stress and chaos from that first web page are gone and now I can look at these things with confidence.
I have a few questions for you:
1. How was your first experience with this type of scenario?
2. Did you learn from your mistakes or give up?
3. Is it necc. to continue updating yourself on new coding?
This is just me being curious and ofcourse I would love to read stories about you pulling your head out, due to a notepad document gone wrong. Have a good day!
Where did it come from?
16 years ago
"When I hit refresh, nothing but CHAOS was on my screen."
ReplyDeleteOh man, I remember my first occurrence like this a few month back taking another class at UWT dealing with beginner coding and databases. I finished up a site and had to do some minor editing to fulfill some extra requirements and everything came out completely different! Thoroughly picky about perfection in computer assignments, I set myself on a long and winding journey that took many hours of finding my error was in a single line of code. Last time I ever use a weak editor to create HTML. Time to learn Dreamweaver...