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I learnt CSS in a similar way. I'd take Photoshop designs and try to recreate them in vanilla HTML + CSS: https://jsfiddle.net/umaar/YNA5V/ https://jsfiddle.ne
by umaar 6y ago
I learnt CSS in a similar way. I'd take Photoshop designs and try to recreate them in vanilla HTML + CSS:
https://jsfiddle.net/umaar/YNA5V/ https://jsfiddle.net/umaar/YNA5V/
https://jsfiddle.net/umaar/fu4TT/ https://jsfiddle.net/umaar/fu4TT/
I'd even make 3d graphics of things like the HTML5 logo: https://i.imgur.com/kuEYpSV.png https://i.imgur.com/kuEYpSV.png
I posted this all to a community called "Forrst" (think of it like twitter, but curated for developers and designers).
I spent time giving feedback on other peoples work, I tried to ask insightful questions https://twitter.com/umaar/status/823915022917271552 https://twitter.com/umaar/status/823915022917271552 to have an open discussion, I spent hours replying to comments every few days.
Then one day, Forrst got acquired by Zurb https://zurb.com/blog/zurb-acquires-forrst https://zurb.com/blog/zurb-acquires-forrst and later on it got shut down, and with that, I lost access to huge amounts of my work which I hadn't stored anywhere else (some stuff has been archived online, but not everything).
When it comes to web development tips, I now self-host on my own website and it's a really good feeling knowing that it'll be preserved: https://umaar.com/dev-tips/ https://umaar.com/dev-tips/
- techbubble 6y agoI like what you have done with the site — very simple and easy to check out the tips. I subscribed.
- umaar 6y agoHey thanks for that appreciate it. Yes not spending time on fancy things/random enhancements let's me actually focus on creating new content.
- disqard 6y agoI like that you'e carved out a space for yourself -- one that cannot just disappear due to an acquisition followed by a "pivot". Thank you for making and sharing!