Proficiencies and Technologies Utilized
- HTML
- A strutural, foundational internet language that provides organizational formatting. Different tags are used to create different blocks of information on a page. This is also where all your meta tags can be found. More specifically these are found in the head of an HTML file. They are tags which contain information used by search engines to find your page.
- CSS
- This is mainly how content on the web is styled; how it's made more appealing than plain HTML, and professional. This is the main language in which Web Content Accessibility Guidelines must be considered; the main guideline that I've payed attention to in my short career has to do with contrast. Current guidelines from the WCAG 2.2 standards state that a 4.5:1 contrast ratio for text and images of text must be achieved.
- JavaScript
- An interactive programming with endless possibilities. Right now, I am using it for my sidemenu, and to switch blog articles on click over on the blog page, but it has many additional uses.
- BootStrap
- A framework that allows for dynamic inline styling, speeds up development process, and contributes to overall appeal of website. This is accomplished primarily through the addition of specific class names to elements.
- jQuery
- A javascript framework that Speeds up development, and allows for the ability to streamline code improving load times, and website performance. I have currently switched over to using this for my main javascript file. It makes things a little more streamlined, parsing everything within an ascynchronous function -- which allows for multiple tasks to be run and completed alongside eachother.
- PHP
- A back-end scripting language, it stands for Hypertext Preprocessor. PHP helps add functionality to my websites. On this site I've used it to send an email to myself when the contact form is completed. I will be experimenting with it further, hoping to add more functionality.
A Closer Look
- What is HTML , and what is done with it?
- How does CSS style your website?
- What sort of things are possible with JavaScript ?
- How can BootStrap quicken the development process, and create better website designs?
- What is jQuery , how does it work, and why is it good to use?
- What is PHP , and how can it add to your project?