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Monday
Sep012008

A Little Coding Fun

DateMonday, September 1, 2008 at 9:44PM

People are sometimes surprised to find out how much I enjoy programming/coding. The truth of the matter is that I can't enjoy something unless I fully understand how it works.  My dad being an engineer and myself having an incredibly inquisitive mind, I have learned the basics of almost every system I encounter.  I absolutely love knowing the mechanics of everything!

I used to professionally design web pages in the 90s, stopping right before CSS became popular.  Now everything is CSS.  It has been driving me mad trying to adjust and dabble in fixing this and several other web sites without knowing the fundamentals of how CSS works.

I've been working to fix that, learning PHP, CSS, and some other goodies to improve my skills.  I bought www.endurancemapper.com and started designing it using CSS.

I'm not using any designing software to make it easier.  I'm doing the whole bastard by hand.  Takes forever, but I don't learn the mechanics of the system unless I build it myself.  A lot of designers do this, too.  Gives them the ultimate control over the layout.

I'm adding in a Google Map and some other elements to make some sort of a mapping site where triathlon is involved.  Really haven't thought that part through yet.  It's really just a butcher shop for now, trying different things out.

Long story short, I'm linking "blog" from there to here so I can comment on what I'm adding to it so I can document the progress.  If you see weird posts here about EnduranceMapper.com, that's what is going on.

CURRENT PROGRESS -

Ok, learned tons of how CSS works from w3schools.com.  Very cool.  Scoped out the template of Instamapper.com and tried emulating that.  Still working on it.  Lots of trouble with some weird space between two divs.  Have a google map hack waiting in the sidelines to throw in...

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Can you teach me CSS? Is there a pill or a shot that I can get to learn it quickly? Kinda like Neo in the Matrix. Only instead of "I know Kung Fu" it's be "I know CSS." You get the picture....

;)

September 5, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSteve Stenzel

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