Day 10 – Polishing the Beast
It seems that the little finicky bits are the most rewarding. There is certainly a struggle in finding the CSS code which covers that specific line or spacing detail. As of now, I have one widget remaining which will not get into place. It seems to be a padding issue but I cannot find the right line to edit. Tomorrow will be a clearer head.
The weekend was full of coding challenges. For someone like me who did only a basic computer science course at Uni, all of this learning has been thanks to the online posts and forums. A big thank you to everyone who has ever had similar questions and was helpful enough to ask. To all those kind souls out there who spend their extra minutes answering newbie questions or actually have full-time Help Desk support roles – you are wonderful.
Whenever I get stuck, I remember the IT Crowd. It was a UK series which explained the main solution to all IT issues… “Have you tried turning it off and on again?” Mostly, the issues have been relating to plugins not cooperating with one another. Today was another day in which I had to delete a plugin and its paid add-on because it was interfering with the major plugin. It is all about prioritizing the options which the future users will need the most without causing me to babysit the flags and errors popping into my inbox.
Lesson 10: Keep the true mission as the guide to everything else
- made CSS changes without screwing up the whole thing
- installed security check for everything on the site
- found a way to help members share info globally
- started feeling calmer about the project as it is almost ready to do what is supposed to do
- discovered blueberries on Frosted Flakes with Almond milk tastes good
There is a point in a race when you know that you will finish. All that hard work has combined into something of which you can feel proud. I am at that point. It is very cool. Hope that your project is going well too.
See you tomorrow.
Kelea
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