Link to Heroku page: fathomless-badlands-2810.herokuapp.com/
Project Ideas:
Idea #1: My first idea is to create some sort of personal organizer app. In order to stay organized, I currently use 3 methods of organization. First, I have a list of all of my school assignments and deadlines organized by course. Second, I have a to-do list for other miscellaneous things that I need to do. Third, when I am particularly busy, I like to use a calendar to organize all of my deadlines by date. I find that managing all 3 of these forms of organization can be tedious and time consuming. Therefore, I would like to create a personal app that puts all of these forms of organization together and is specifically designed to coordinate this organization efficiently.
Idea #2: My second idea is to create a stopwatch managing application. I developed a case of tendonitis in my elbows and knees, and I follow 2 stretching programs to rehabilitate my joints. Because I got sick of counting on my own, I use a stopwatch to time the duration of my stretches. Currently, I have to frequently reset the stopwatch because it gets annoying having to mentally keep track of the timing and because many stretching exercises differ in duration. I would like to create an app that allows you to pre-set various sequences of timing and save the sequences for future use.
Idea #3: My third idea is to create an app that facilitates the process of organizing activities with my friends. I feel like every time I want to organize an activity with my friends, I go through the same process. I find out if my friends are interested in an activity, find out everyone’s availability, and select the time that works best for everyone. Although I do not currently have a concrete idea, I feel like I can create an app whose design allows the user to complete this repetitive process more efficiently.
What I did:
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Recreated the Google homepage using HTML and CSS.
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Came up with 3 project ideas.
What problems I had:
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Initially, I had trouble properly organizing and structuring my HTML and CSS code because I had hardly used HTML and CSS in the past.
I solved this problem by referencing the HTML and CSS guide that Jenny provided us and by carefully looking at Google’s HTML and CSS code.
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There were several times when I trouble debugging unexpected behavior caused by my misunderstanding of HTML and CSS concepts.
I managed to correct most of these mistakes by doing some research online.
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One problem that frequently came up was formatting my home page correctly.
To solve this issue, I primarily referenced Google’s CSS code and asked Jenny for advice on more specific tasks.