My Current Front End Web Development Setup

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I am not a professional developer. I'm a recreational developer. My ultimate goal has been to do whatever it takes to get coding then adjust as I go along. When I first started, I would nitpick over every detail. Version control options, editors, package managers, plugins etc. and ultimately it was just wasting time. Very valuable time I could have spent coding instead. You'll know soon enough if something isn't working the way you hoped - I recommend worrying about it at that time versus trying to get everything set up exactly right before you even start. My setup has changed since last year - you can review my original setup in my Environment setup for beginner web development post. However, the same rule applies - when you're just starting…
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FEND Week 4 – Learning Git

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Learning Git Learning Git is definitely NOT something than can be done over a weekend. Though I learned quite a bit, it took me much longer to complete all the Git lessons than I had originally anticipated. Git is an open source version control system that has been around for many years.  There are so many things you can do with Git. Lots of shortcuts, Git bash customization, features and functionality that would take many months if not years to fully get the hang of. Certainly not trying to scare anyone away from learning Git - there are plenty of online resources available to get you up to speed quickly.  For example, here is a nifty interactive version of a git cheat sheet that does a much better job visually…
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Environment setup for beginner web development

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For beginners, environment setup for web development is very straightforward. Use whatever  gets you writing code as soon as possible. You don't need and won't use all the bells and whistles when you first start out. As for my environment setup for web development, I use a Chromebook as my primary computer. Caret and Text are the primary editors I started using along with the Chrome browser's built in developer tools. However, when I'm on my PC I use Sublime Text or notepad (yes really Windows built in notepad) along with Chrome. Chrome is the primary browser I use due to how helpful the developers tools are. Very rarely Firefox and almost never the Microsoft browsers. Though I have Visual Studio on my PC at work and home I rarely use…
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Hello world!

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Hello world indeed Normally when I create a new website with WordPress I delete the default "Hello world" post. However, since this blog is going to be about my dalliances with coding it seemed appropriate to leave it right where it is.  
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