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Angela Montgomery
2,759 PointsNot sure where to start? HELP!!
Ok, so I am on the Web Developer Track here and I just finished CSS basics. So should I be doing my own projects to practice what I have learned before moving on to the next course. I feel like there was so much information and I have no idea where to start. I have written down so much info but when I go back, I'm like the what the heck was that or I don't remember that at all. I feel like so much stuff was already written into Workspace already during the courses that I was just following along instead of doing it from scratch. Just kind of annoyed because I feel like I am going to have to go through the videos again just to figure out how to setup a page again. Anyone else have this problem? What did you do to get going?
2 Answers
Shay Paustovsky
969 PointsHi Angela,
This is so common if you don't have a computing background, It's fine. Trust Me. Now by any means you don't have to remember every small detail learned in the lecture, and it's totally fine not to remember how to do something, or where to start.
Fortunately enough There is a solution.
Unfortunately the solution is time.
What I would do when learning a new idea/topic is simply open a notebook and write the main idealogies/points of that concept and what it helps you to achieve.
I remember Guil said: "You don't have to remeber every CSS property out there." and he's right. Even top-notch/experienced programmers don't remember every single CSS property or a way of doing something in code.
Then, It's time for the real part : Doing something with that knowledge
Don't be afraid just to open a code editor and begin structuring and styling your web page, It doesn't need to look awesome, It simply needs to strengthen you memory of what you have learned.
One More Tip If you are stuck at a certain thing that you don't know how to do, or unsure of how it is done : Go to the documentation It's the programmer's dictionary if I may say so. It has everything you need from A-Z and much more.
GOOD LUCK
Shay
cb123
Courses Plus Student 9,858 PointsYour own project(s) sounds like a great idea. Something that you create on your own is key to the learning process. It will help to more deeply etch the concepts into your brain. The bonus of your own project is that you can cater it to something that is meaningful to you and that will make the learning process easier to digest.
Also try going through some of the community questions and see if you can solve or at least understand some of the questions in areas you have covered. This can be some kind of self test as you go. Maybe an 15 min or an hour a day helping will also help yourself.
Time and effort will be a good investment. Only wasted if you give up.