This is my daily coding log. Share in the pain and triumph as I dig deep and learn to code.
Checked out JAMstack today using Hugo and Netlify. Kinda complicated
to set up on Windows but I mostly got it I think
I was able to get the initial starter theme up and running but ran
into issues with the Strata theme. Need to take another look and see
whats going on tomorrow.
Thats for today, looking forward to tomorrow!
Took the weekend off to spend time with the family. Back to coding on
Monday though!
Today I fixed up the desktop view for the projects grid. It took a bit
to figure out what was going on with my images, but it ended up being
a typo D:
Thinking of trying out a React app or check out JAMstack next. I think
my portfolio site looks OK for now, will add more cool stuff soon.
Not much coding done today, but I did read a few good articles on
Dev.to as well as listened to the
Syntax
podcats.
I was really interested in the JAMstack article I read and started
looking into it a bit more. It sounds really cool to work with, but I
don't have any experience with API's right now. I'm trying to learn
Javascript but I'm kinda stuck in a rut at the moment.
One of these days, I'm going to get JS and I can't wait. laters
Margaritas. That is all.
#fail
I think I finalized my color scheme today. Luckily my wife was around
to help as there were so many options! Aside from the colors, I fixed
up the projects section a bit and added a second button so I can link
out to a live link and my Github repository.
One thing I was avoiding since I just started this site was...
Javascript. Now that I am using an anchor tag in the navigation, the
hamburger menu wasn't closing after clicking said link. It made menu
seem broken so I set out for a fix.
After some Googling, I came across a small script that does just that
in Javascript! I edited it to work with my id's and now when you click
"Projects" in the top nav while on mobile, it will close the hamburger
menu automatically.
It's late and I have work in the morning, but I want to keep going. I
end up at work thinking about what I can add to my site and get pretty
antsy to get home and start coding!
Ended up redoing the project section grid on the Homepage. The more I
started finalizing what I wanted to do with the layout, the more
complicated the CSS became. I found a great codepen for a card demo
and decided to re-purpose that for my projects section.
I have the mobile view in a pretty good place, just need to work on
the desktop view tomorrow.
Today is the day. I spent probably 3 hours working on my site today. Which is probably the most I've ever spent. It feels good, damn good.
#beginner #coding-journey