The most interesting topic to date by far was learning the HTML language and, along with it, Visual Studio Code. While I went through HTML in the previous cohort that I was in in 2016, now I feel as though I have a more thorough understanding of how it works. Consequently, it seems so much easier. I don’t doubt that it is in direct relationship to the fact that I’m repeating it. Maybe it’s just the right time and I’m really grateful for that.
The thing about learning HTML that remains challenging is the fact that there are so many steps that make it function properly. But it seems more, almost therapeutic and systematic. This is not an easy task as I have to keep track of all the steps, but if I don’t, it won’t work. It’s a fun challenge. And learning all of the commands in Visual Studio Code can make my experience so much smoother, so I’m up for it.
What’s great about HTML is that with it, one can create a website. I would refer people to W3Schools if they were going to begin a website from scratch, as it contains many possible commands for HTML along with other instructions for other coding languages. When beginning to code with VSC, you must tell the program what type of language you’ll be using by detailing what type of “skeleton” to create. In my case it would be “index.html” (version 5, as this is the most up-to-date version). This will make the code you are writing more intuitive for VSC, and thus many of the commands will only need a letter or two, then the rest will be auto-generated for you. This is not to say you don’t need to know how to instruct the computer, but the computer will be familiar with the repetitive commands and will therefore complete many tasks for you or remind you to do them, as that’s the way the system works.