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Let me preface by saying I do apologise if this is off-topic, I just want to get some pointers on where to head with this.
I desperately want to be good at programming, I'm a 28 year old designer and want to head in a more technical direction but I'm really struggling. My goals are to work ideally with Ruby/Rails or similar with the ability to build full apps.
I've been using HTML/CSS as a designer for years so that's fine, but I've spent the last three months learning JavaScript and I just can't seem to actually make stuff with it. I've read multiple books, been through CodeAcademy and I get it, I understand the syntax, patterns and such when it's presented before me, but when it comes to actually making something happen on my own, I draw a blank. Tried making a quiz, can't even work out where to begin.
Seriously, the most exciting thing I can do is validate one form field or something. It's been 3 months, I feel like I should be way further in than this, otherwise I'm never going to get into Rails or any other language.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Learn some server side programming and then the javascript will more likely fall into place as you will find a real use for it. Start simple, like creating a page that lists items from a single table in a database. That will get you the basics, then start adding some frills using javascript, like sorting the columns, deleting rows, etc.
Good luck and don't give up!
Pete
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I joined a Front-End development Bootcamp in February, and covering HTML and CSS was pretty easy and I did pretty well with those when we moved on to javascript,we have been learning javascript,for a bout a month or 2, and I am still finding it quite challenging to implement, I understand some concepts, but I really struggle applying them, we have done 1 project, which was to build a to-do app, which I did really bad at, and a to-do app is one of the basics to build when learning JS.
So I took a step back and tried to build a calculator, which, I got the foundation down and had the values of the buttons display in the screen, so manipulating the DOM, I get and can do, but I had to come on stack overflow so many times on how to do something and its getting frustrating that I am not yet able to apply what I have learnt so far with javascript, for a simple calculator, which again is a simple thing to do in JS.
I make it a point to stay away from tutorials,as I do not want to be trapepd in tutorial hell.
Any advice someone can give, I know practicing is the only way, is this part of the journey or am I that dumb to get Javascript?
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Thank you for taking the time reading this!
A quick disclaimer, I have never coded anything in my life!
I know some basics terms so you can communicate your response without defining them.
Anyways, my project is a simple game.
You press [START]
You hear a "random" word
You have a type-in box,
if you fill it right you get +5 points and get a random word .... and so on.
You fill it wrong, you lose immediately [gameover]
Although, I would deeply appreciate to code the whole game, for some of you it is relatively simple - I wish to do it myself for the learning experience and sense of accomplishment!
For now, I only need a push in the right direction.
I aim to use it on my tablet or phone (both run android)
Best,
haz
You should start by learning the fundamentals of JavaScript and HTML (should also learn CSS if you want the app to look nice). There are many sites (other than SO) that have multiple tutorials and/or full documentation (i.e. MDN, W3Schools). You could also use online teaching platforms for that.
Here are a couple of things you should consider after getting a grasp of the basic concepts:
When do you want to check if the user inserted the right input (timer, on enter, a submit button)?
Where will the sounds be stored and how will you retrieve them (a collection of sounds of files, a database with a server, a single big sound file containing all of the words)?
Regardless of how you store the sounds you will need a way to map text to the sound and the random number (Math.random()) to one of the two.
Finally create a JavaScript function that resets the text and gets a new word every time the user gets the word right or when the initial start button is clicked.
Once you reach any questions on the actual coding, search for the problem in SO (odds are it has been asked before). If you can't find an answer to your question create a new question (you should read How to ask first).
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I’m working on a school project. It’s got to be done in about 10 weeks so I’ve got plenty of time to go about it. I’m very new to javascript so that explains why I’ve got so much time given for it. I’ve laid out a concept I feel passionate about and want to do it.
What I want from you guys are pointers, ideas or advice on what I should look into, maybe to do with specific functions or whatever, I’ll take any advice based on this concept.
The concept:
The project is a single page that shows a graphical design of the solar system. Planets that spin around the sun and there are two or three interactive options that I have to program.
They are:
When you click on the sun, the sun turns into a black hole that pulls on the revolving planets and they get drawn into the black hole with a nice little animation effect.
When you doubleclick on the sun, the sun disappears and the revolving planets are free from orbit and just float into outer space, outside of the canvas of the screen.
What would you say I should look into to realise this project. Again, I’m very new to javascript so that explains my asking. Thank you.
My first piece of advice is do not delay starting the project. Especially if you're new javascript (or programming in general, as sounds like might be the case?).
Besides that, there are a couple of things I can tell you're going to want to look at:
DOM events/event handlers
jQuery is a really spectacular javastript library that you will almost definitely want to use.
d3 is another library you may find helpful for your animations/drawings.
You may also find canvas helpful for drawing and animation.
Hopefully this points you in the right direction to start out.
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I've been in the process of making a career change towards front-end development. I've taken several beginning HTML, CSS, and JavaScript courses but am feeling stuck.
I'm not sure where to take all these skills and apply them. I've thought of creating an app for practice, but don't understand the back-end of things. Does anyone have any recommendations for someone who has taken front end dev courses and is looking to advance to the next level (where ever that may be)?
Hopefully this makes sense and others have been or are in a similar circumstance. Thanks!
Amit
I would say a great way to learn new stuff is to watch video courses. I've learned a lot from sites like http://www.lynda.com/ and http://tutsplus.com/ since there are courses for everyone - beginners to experts.
I would say, try to get the basics about a CMS like Wordpress, and start developing themes to try out your front-end skills.
If you are interested in some PHP development, I'd recommend to read about it and try out some PHP frameworks that will get you started.
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I am very into creating a canvas game, but im not sure if its worth the effort, and this is why...
Flash has Adobe Flash which is an interface for creating very complex animations, games and apps.
So im sure that a program is soon to come where, making games and animation will not require anny coding skills, it will al be done via a graphical user interface, pushing buttons and such.
So i am afraid i will put all this time into something that evantually will not be even necesary to achive the same goal.
What do you people think?
Yes definitely worth learning. I don't believe any AAA games could ever be created without coding. Canvas is supported in all browsers and gives the users of your website a chance to try out something without fancy installations or crashed applications.
Canvas is also a good thing to put on your resume once you are good at it :)
Like someone else said, It's never a waste to learn something new.
Also, I think this question is more or opinion. If your trying to get a job on the server side for example: It may be more useful to learn some other server side technologies first.
I think that putting effort in learning is not useless, more if we are speaking about html5 canvas against flash whatever, because flash is dying and html5/css3/js is starting to rule in the same areas flash used to.
But more important is that you define if you want to develop a game or just make a game pointing and clicking