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Is it better to take some time while learning to program in general or is it better to jump swiftly over the topics and try to reach some fruition?
I started web development course on Coursera. The first course that covers HTML,CSS and JavaScript was more or less bearable. It were the basics. Bootstrap was kinda hard. And I have to confess, I don't fully understand JavaScript. Now I am on AngularJS course. And I am stuck. I do not understand anything. Although I spend approximately four to five months of learning web development in general. So, my question is: "Should I thoroughly learn the concepts while reading some books on HTML/CSS/JavaScript and AngularJS or is it better try to finish the course without diving deep into the subject?" Should I be Jack of all trades or Master of the subjecdt?
While taking courses on Coursera it is absolutely essential that you understand the core concepts before you move on to the next course. Don't try to rush yourself - and feel free to try out things that are not included in your assignments.
Working with AngularJS without understanding Javascript is close to impossible.
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I'm still a beginner in web dev, I know basic js, HTML and am still yet to be fluent with CSS topics like positioning.
tailwind has been helping me quite alot and I love the simplicity in it. I've learned a lot about CSS through tailwind as I've spent more time using it than using actual CSS. what should be my course of learning right now? as of now i am just replicating simpler websites from the web
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I am currently new to HTML and CSS. I completed codecademy's HTMl/CSS course yesterday and started working on something which doesnt really have a use but it will touch on everything and I will finish it as I learn more including PHP. I am using bootstrap right now and it honestly feels like I am cheating. I have tried to do everything myself but it basically gives you a navbar which I wont just steal and use, I will try to make my own later on. This is my current site: http://i.imgur.com/nM3wzWv.png
What should I be using? Should I cut out bootstrap and try to do everything with my own CSS?
I mean I did use my own CSS for the positioning but it doesnt seem like much. What do professionals use? Thanks.
Professionals mainly use Bootstrap or Foundation (since these are the most popular frameworks). If you're completely new, it's probably not a bad idea to code some websites from scratch to improve and probably even perfect your basic HTML/CSS skills and once you're comfortable I highly recommend using a framework. As for Bootstrap you can check out the documentation. It is very detailed and once you've figured out the basics, you're way faster than coding everything from scratch.
Generally speaking a professional application parts from a CSS framework of choise and goes arround to customizing it as needed for the application. Of course in order to learn you should neglect those when just starting in order to learn more.
professionaly speaking you use as much "premade" code as possible. That is the reason for the grat ammount of frameworks in any language.
is like asking is it okay to use JQuery it feels like cheating normally I would write like 20 lines of code but using JQuery it became a one liner.
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So this has been a topic of debate between me and another coder. We are using foundation for a project and he really likes following the system they provide. I like to venture out when it doesn't fit exactly.
An example was this was when I was doing the login form and I wanted a singular sized view that looks the same on every view. I created a login form with a solid width and centered with margins. He comes back to the code and puts it in foundation with large/medium/small columns. The justification was that they know how to handle responsiveness better than us. I just wanted stack overflow's opinion on this one.
When is it right to use a css framework and when should you go outside of it?
I guess on big projects, where you'd like to use each an every feature that a css framework provides, you should go for it. Whereas in small websites, using Bootstrap/Foundation would be a slow-down factor.
Otherwise if you are confident with building a responsive framework yourself, you should go ahead. But, if you feel you aren't take help from others in the form of css frameworks.
This question is way too broad and there can be many possible answers. The above is just my point of view.
First of all if you already have experience with one framework, unless you're doing it for research stick with it.
Otherwise you could check this comparison.
Also if you're using a web framework like Rails, Spring MVC, etc, check the integration status between the both frameworks.
Another point you should care is the community, and in my humble opinion bootstrap wins (as my personal perception).
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I'm looking at this service: http://www.intuitionhq.com It's great, but it requires the user to opt in to the test. I'd like to find a service that I can just embed some javascript on the page and wherever a user clicks is recorded so I can find out what's most popular on what page. Does anyone know of something like that?
I'm one of the folks from IntuitionHQ - just thought I'd drop in on this. As you say, we don't currently have that functionality, but we are always on the lookout for popular features, and I'll be sure to put another check mark next to this one on our list.
For what you are describing now Mouseflow sounds like it might do the trick, so perhaps check that out. And keep us in mind for when you want to test some different designs, or if you want to compare two designs with each other (as we also do A/B testing).
Good luck with your testing, and if you have any further questions, please do ask.
Cheers,
Jacob from IntuitionHQ.
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i have some knowledge of css,jQuery,Grails,django,servlets and jsp still i can't see me designing good professional looking websites .what am lacking ? should i start learning jQUery ui ,should i get into adobe products like flash i am pretty confused. i am pretty bad in the userinterface part,
If designing good looking UI is your problem, then learning any amount of new technology will not help you much. It is equally easy to design bad UI's in flex as it is in HTML/CSS.
You need to learn concepts of good interaction design first. Start with reading a few good books:
Don't make me think by Steve Krug - for understanding of UX and basic design aesthetics
Filling in the blanks by Luke W - if you need to design a lot of web forms
Read a lot of articles from Smashing Magazine, noupe.com, A List Apart and similar blogs
Browse the web looking out for examples of great design, understand what makes them great.
You can spend 30-60 mins every day doing all the above and the rest of the time sharpning your framework/library/scripting skills. The time you spend learning good UX/UI will pay back gradually. If you need instant results, then hire a good designer and make some friends in the designer community.