My friend Clay Smith and I are creating an add-on for the Google Webstore. This is a business venture where we could make money. Maybe a little or maybe a lot. We believe we have a product that schools want to use.
All add-ons must be approved by Google. The approval process requires a website. We could use a simple website editor like Google Sites OR we could create the website from scratch using an editor like Visual Studio Code that gives us greater control over the design.
Watch the video to the right to see how I add html code to a required page. Yes, your English teacher knows how to code thanks to her university English professor.
This is a second example of me coding HTML. I am inserting an image. I learned how to use Visual Studio Code yesterday. Fortunately, I am okay with challenges. The code was almost the same as it was 26 years ago when I learned HTML, but one change did cause a challenge. What code challenged me? Watch the video to find out.
The challenge is the 2nd Example was centering the image on the website. The code
<center><img src="./images/SlidesCreateLogo.png"></center>
should have worked BUT I am using CSS formatting style. (If that confuses, that is okay. Take baby steps. The code did not work. I found a new solution).
The new solution was to go to another page called style.css where I typed
center{
text-align: center
}
I then went back to the previous page and typed
<div class="center"><img src="./images/SlidesCreateLogo.png"></div>
Does this solution make sense to you? Not on the first day!!!!! The point is HTML is a new language that gives you power!!!! I am taking what I learned as a university freshmen and applying it to a new business today!!! Baby steps lead to leaps and bounds.
What I love about coding, whether it be HTML or Google Apps Script, is that coding is not easy but not hard either. The challenge to find a solution is FUN!!! When I get stuck, I Google an answer. When I really get stuck, I message my friend Clay Smith who puts me on the path to find the solution. See. Simple. Coding is fun!
Should you choose to complete the weekly HTML challenges, you will enjoy them! Plus, you can earn free points while learning skills that you help now and 25 years from now.