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Naomi Clyde

Hello! I recently decided to further explore my interest in front-end web and software development. Here are my responses to question #3-6:

3) Determine what has worked.
A funny customized alert message that input a question and displayed the answer on the page, a Great Gatsby website, and a JavaScript Guessing Game.

I had fun showing the basic Q&A application to my less code-savvy friends. It was a technique I learned from Pirple, and I was simply practicing what I learned. They would ask me a question, and I would program the question and an answer and record myself typing out their question and submitting it. The script was super basic, but I was just happy that I was able to get it to work. For a certificate program, one of the assignments was to build a website for your favorite book, and I chose The Great Gatsby. It has features such as a HTML/CSS-based search bar, light/dark feature, and a video clip of the trailer for the 2012 movie. I was happy that I was able to understand and follow along with the material, and I felt like I received a better understanding than when I learned it in school. Lastly, I customized a JavaScript-based Guessing Game where a number was randomized in the console, and the user inputs a number in the hopes of guessing it correctly. After hitting submit, the user received an alert message that informs them of how close they are or if they guessed correctly. I received a good grade for this final assignment and passed the course.

4) Determine what has NOT worked.
When I completed an internship program at Cognizant Softvision, we were tasked with developing a web application to aid with the interviewing process. My task was to design a mockup login page, and for the life of me, I couldn't get the shape of the login space to be in the position on the page that I desired. This was because I didn't have a good understanding of units other than pxs such as em and vw, which I eventually learned when I asked a supervisor for help. Unfortunately, this is the only significant project I can think of at this time.

5) What are your long-term goals?
Designing and developing websites with fluent HTML and CSS, and with ample knowledge of JavaScript. Explore website APIs such as Bootstrap, and JavaScript APIs such as React.js and Node.js. Understand the backend development of websites and learn such programming languages as PHP, SQL, and Ruby. Become more proficient in Python and explore other object-oriented programming languages such as C#.

6)What are your short-term goals?
Build a responsive website from start to finish using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.