Coding Introduction:
After having a brief introduction into coding it seems like something that I would possibly be interested in learning further about. I think it would be a valuable skill that would help me in my career. However I won't focus on coding until the summer because I don't want to get distracted, as it is a big thing to start learning.
Languages:
- HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language
- CSS - Cascading Style Sheets
- Java - Android language
- Javascript - Advanced effects and added interactivity
- SQL - Database language
- PHP - Sever based language
- iOS - Apple language
- Ruby - Twitter
You are designing for web browsers - html
And devices - orientation - responsive web design
Hamburger icon - good practice? - compact display - hides icons
Critique things and work out whats the best way of working.
Retina screens are almost print resolution - increased loading times.
2.6 seconds a user decides whether to stay on a web page.
The internet is changing and evolving.
Accessibility - screen readers are programs that read out the content of the computer screen to a user. Laws have been passed that require websites to be accessible to those with disabilities.
Images aren't really searchable by type.
Google fonts - font face kit - for websites
If you install a typeface anyone can get access to it.
Licence fees for online distribution so much higher than print.
Look for royalty-free for web.
HTML divides each element of a webpage within an open and close tag. Tags act like containers. They tell you something about the information what lies between the opening and closing tags.
Opening tag:
<p>
Closing tag:
</p>
4 elements that need to be included:
<html>
<head>
<title>
<body>
Coding should be learnt at your own pace.
Don't rely on WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) applications.
<html> - tells browser what we're doing
<head> - nothing here is visible, it's the functionality, metatags - search engines use it, keywords.
<title> - visible, but not within design
website
</title>
</head>
close tags
</body> - anything is visible
Hello, level 05 BAGD, best year on graphics!
</body>
</html>
The title has to be in the head elements.
In textedit - format plain text
Homepage is called index.html
You have to buy space on a hard drive in a server system.
Coding isn't visual so may be hard for a creative to learn.
Further research I could access code cademy.
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