Recently, us apprentices have had some downtime before the next upcoming events. During this time, we have been working on smaller projects in groups and by ourselves. Other than my group project, I've also been working with Joshua Haggard who has been teaching me how to incorporate Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) into my HTML code. CSS is what makes a website look pretty, whether that be by making it color coded, modern, organized, or any other way you can make a website look unique. CSS is responsible for color, format, font, organization, and more. If you ever seen the HTML version of Gmail, you know how essential CSS is to making a website that doesn't look like it will ask for your social security number and credit card information as soon as the page loads in. Although some CSS has been incorporated into HTML; allowing for basic color, text, and formatting, Joshua showed me how to set up a separate file, or stylesheet, for CSS code and how to link that to my HTML code, allowing for better organization and navigation of your code when developing a website. He also taught me some CSS concepts such as flex and positioning, as well as the basics of how to write in CSS. Below is two small pieces of code which accomplish basically the same thing, with one written in HTML (using CSS as it appears in the language) and one using a CSS stylesheet to show the differences between the two. During my time working with Joshua, I plan on upgrading an HTML website I made years ago as part of a summer coding class. I can't show the entire thing here as it's quite long and ridden with unintentionally pirated images, but the basic summary of it is a silly website taking you through solutions for a cookie addiction. I've always been proud of that website for how silly and ridiculous it is, so I'm excited to learn more about coding so it can reach its full whimsical potential.
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AuthorAmelia Martinez is the creator of this website. In this blog she recounts activities from her time working with Agnes Chavez as a STEMArts Apprentice. Archives
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