This project definitely challenged me and made me realize I need to pay more attention to the
FreeCodeCamplessons. I think I realized I was doing the assignments on the platform but not fully comprehending
the
information it was giving me as to why I was doing an action, or the bigger picture of it all. So going forward
I will do so; I think I am even going to go back and redo a few of the lessons.
To say this project was
easy is the opposite of how it felt for me. I found myself confused a lot, but I overcame each challenge I faced
by revisiting course resources, FCC, and googling. Basically, anytime I did not understand why I was doing
something in the code or why something was not working, I would google my question, and the answers usually made
sense. And I found that after learning one thing from googling, I did not have the same problem again. I think
the hardest part of this for me was remembering small details, like where a symbol goes, or when to use
different classes, or the various ways I could use CSS. Oh, and also remembering semantic elements and
incorporating accessibility. I kept second-guessing myself, thinking I was forgetting an accessibility feature.
Coding just does not come easily to me, but that's precisely why I took the class; I knew it would not be easy.
Plus, I want to get better, I even found a related course on LinkedIn Learning that I am going to do!
I
would say I am most proud of the styling I did, even if I struggled to get it organized on my CSS stylesheet.
There were a lot of times where I wanted to do something (style-wise) and forgot how to do it, so I would look
through lessons or google my questions, and it helped jog my memory of what I had already learned. I like the
color scheme on my site and how it goes back and forth from cream to blue. The fonts are pretty neat too, I had
trouble importing one but realized it was not on my computer, so I had to link to it. Overall, I am happy I have
a finished product but determined to make it better.