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Day 18 of 100 Days of Code

I’m on day 18 of 100 Days of Code. I thought it might be a good idea to document it here for anyone that might want to follow along or take the 100Days challenge with me.

If you’re not familiar with the 100DaysOfCode it’s a Twitter challenge to code each day for 100 days. This is my second attempt. Last time I did it, I made it to around 70 days then summer happened 🙂

I will say this, in those 70 days I updated all my CSS and HTML5 skills. Honestly, being 50 and doing web design since the 90s… My coding style was dated to say the least. I couldn’t believe how much CSS and HTML have changed over the years. I’m really happy I took that challenge and updated those skill sets.

During this 100 Days of Code I’ve decided on focusing on all things JavaScript. This is something I’ve put off for a really long time. I can fumble around JavaScript, but I really don’t know or have a thorough understanding of the code. That’s now going to change.

18 Days into the challenge and I’ve been coding  daily between 4 to 8 hours per day. I’ve been working on HTML and CSS projects and spending at least 2 hours a day on JS (JavaScript) related projects.

Today I installed NodeJS on my local machine. I plan on setting up a local web server this evening following this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8XF6AFGqlc

I’ve used PHP for awhile now, but never took the time to fully understand it either. I think learning NodeJS is a good idea because it can do a lot of what PHP can do, but I can do the backend development in JavaScript now instead of PHP. It just makes sense to kill two birds with one stone.

I also did another chapter of JavaScript for Dummies. I read Chapter 4 – Controlling the Flow of JavaScript

It covered a lot! Topics included while, if, if/else, for()loops, and much more. I plan on going through this chapter again and youtubing a tutorial for each expression or term. I have a better understanding of all these now, but I’d like to spend the next week getting a visual representation of each feature from Youtube before continuing on to the Functions chapter of JavaScript for Dummies.

On a final note I learned a little about functions yesterday and made a simple tip calculator web app. I still need to style the page and make a couple final adjustments, but the basics of the app are completed now. You can find it here. http://new-aeon-design.com/apps/tip_calculator.html

Well, that’s pretty much my last 24 hours of day 18 of my 100 Days Of Code. I’ll be posting a daily about this for anyone that’s interested. You can find out more about the 100 Days of Code challenge on Twitter by using the #100DaysOfCode hashtag or go to the website to learn more. https://www.100daysofcode.com

 

 

 

Finished the Responsive Web Design Course at freeCodeCamp.

I finished the Responsive Web Design course on freeCodeCamp. I really learned a lot! I didn’t realize how dated my HTML and CSS skills were. So much so, I’ll be working on a site redesign for new-aeon-design.com. Can’t wait to incorporate all the new stuff I learned.

certificate of course completion html5 and css3

freeCodeCamp course completion certificate.

I started working on redesign for another personal project too. I’ll post a link to that when I think it’s upload-able 🙂

I’m on a roll now. I’ve really been cracking away at the keyboard. I’m on day 27 of the 100DaysOfCode twitter challenge. I keep looking for fun projects to get involved with and to also help keep it fresh. Right now, I’m trying to decide whether to start a JavaScript course or start a WordPress course I bought a couple weeks back on Udemy. I’d like to keep the momentum going. I’ve got a bunch of site upgrades to practice my CSS and H5, and also a client project I’m working on. That’s actually what inspired me to take the refresher course. I’m thinking about going full on front end developer!

I’ve currently been working on code related projects at least 3 – 4 hours a day. Sometimes longer.

Goals & Resolutions 2019

Getting focused on 2019! Setting goals and starting to work on some old projects. I’ve had this website for several years, and it’s always taken a back seat to all my other projects. That’s changing in 2019. I’ll be doing a lot of design work to this site, adding many offers and trying to finally get the business aspect of this site off the ground.

Blogging will be another big part of my 2019. I’m currently managing several different blogs. I’ll be posting about those and also blogging here regularly. I’ll be offering blogging services too, like setup, and design for anyone that might be considering a blog but isn’t sure on how to get started.

The content on this site will be centered around blogging, HTML, and graphic design, social media marketing, and working as an internet freelancer.

Wishing you all a wonderful 2019, and wishing you health, wealth, and prosperity in the new year.

Tsū graphic for website or blog.

I found a new social network that I really like. I’ll post more about that in another post. I wanted a graphic button to let people know they could follow me there, and I couldn’t find any so I made one. Feel free to use. Link back not necessary but always appreciated. Gracias!

social networking tsu logog

Tsu logo for you blog or website.

If you’re on TsÅ« feel free to follow me. If you’re not then take a second and check out the social network that actually pays you for your content. http://www.tsu.co/NewAeonDesign_Com

Get More Twitter Followers Now !

Found this infographic from WhoIsHostingThis and thought it was spot on. By following these simple tips, and spending a little time at it each day, those Twitter followers should start rolling in.

You wouldn’t think there was a lot to social networking and services like Twitter but there is. I’ve learned a lot and made a lot of mistakes with social networking. It takes time, but with a little effort success can be yours.  The more you read and follow tips that are found in inforgraphics like this, the more you start seeing those followers rolling in.

twitter infographic

Great tips for building a strong twitter account and gaining followers.

The info graphic states that you can do this in 5 minutes a day, maybe I’m slow. I spend a little more… A lot more time than that on twitter. I need to start incorporating services like hootsuite, but I tweet randomly throughout the day. As I find good stuff or have some clever comment worth tweeting, I send them out at random. Sometimes from the computer, sometimes from my phone. I try to tweet daily, and spread my tweets out so my followers don’t get what I call a twitter bomb, of 10 – 20 tweets blasted out from my account all at once. Outside of that I completely agree with everything in this info graphic.

P.S, Now on a final note. For all those spam comments asking where I host my blog. You can use the WhoIsHostingThis  service to find out. They are the creator of the infographic, and I’m sure they would love if you stopped by their site and tried out the service.