My Learning Journal

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July 22, 2024

My First Layout with Flexbox

Learning CSS wasn’t easy, but one day, I came across Flexbox. It was confusing at first, trying to understand all the properties. But after a few days of tinkering, I managed to create a responsive layout for...

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July 22, 2024

JavaScript Arrays, My First Struggle

JavaScript seemed like a beast compared to HTML and CSS, especially when I encountered arrays. I remember the frustration of trying to loop through an array and manipulate data. After hours of trial and error, I finally got...

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July 22, 2024

The Day I Made My First Form Work

Forms in HTML seemed simple at first—just a few fields, right? But making the form validate user input using JavaScript was another story. I struggled with it for days. When I finally...

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July 22, 2024

My First Responsive Website

Building a site that looks good on both desktop and mobile devices was a huge milestone. Media queries in CSS were a challenge, but I spent time tweaking breakpoints and...

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July 22, 2024

Debugging My First JavaScript Errors

One of my first projects involved dynamic content updates using JavaScript. I made a simple mistake, which led to hours of debugging. It was exhausting, but I...

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July 22, 2024

Celebrating My First Paid Project

After months of learning and building small projects, I finally landed my first paid gig. It was a basic landing page for a local business, but it felt monumental. I applied all the skills I had learned and...

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