The first week of bootcamp has been a whirlwind of oh cool, it’s giving me an error message, it’s not working, wait, what???, and yes, it works. A very exciting, fast paced week with a generous dose of uncertainty mixed in.
The biggest challenge for me this week was understanding the big picture of html and css. I was so focused on the details of setting up SASS, Gulp, Jekyll, and Github that I missed what was being conveyed…
My first mistake was thinking that I needed to know the exact details of how to install and setup these tools. I thought I needed to know what files were installed when I ran npm install , where every semicolon was placed, every detailed etc., every detailed etc. What I failed to realize early on was that these were a small sample of the tools available. Understanding that you have to set up a tool was the more valuable take away.
This what we have to think about and the type of tools we will need to complete this task. For this example we are using insert specific tool here .
Understanding how to resolve issues and fix the things that are broken and the method for figuring all of that stuff out is so much more valuable that making sure I have the I have the syntax for this specific problem type correctly and written down in my notes.
It’s going to be fun and challenging during the remaining 11 weeks.
Higlights: Core value training, Awesome Inc. apparel, gulp
Topics: HTML, CSS, BootStrap,Sass,Gulp, Jekyll, Github, Heroku