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Learn to Code (Part 4) Complex Layouts: Demystifying the Float

2019-02-24 — 3 Min Read — In Code, CSS, Layouts, Floats, CSS-grid, Flexbox, New-to-code

Layout Methods that we will cover floats + clearfix flexbox css grid The Dreaded Float-based Layout OK, so here's the deal. We don't really use floats anymore for building layouts. Why? First, they…

Learn to Code (Part 3): Demonstrating the Box Model and the impact of the box-sizing property

2019-02-23 — 2 Min Read — In Code, CSS, Box-Model, Box-sizing, New-to-code

What is the Box Model? The Box Model is the "mental model" that we can use to understand how to position, create space within and outside of our HTML elements, as well as aid us in creating complex…

Learn to Code (Part 2): Overcoming the CSS learning curve by mastering syntax, the cascade, and how specificity breaks the cascade

2019-02-16 — 7 Min Read — In Code, CSS, New-to-code

The view from 20,000 feet HTML without CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a truly unremarkable thing to look at. That is the good and the bad news. You are about to create many projects that use both…

Learn to Code (Part 1): Just Starting Out

2019-02-03 — 9 Min Read — In Code, New-to-code

Learning to code is as exciting as it is daunting, equal parts rewarding as terrifying. This multi-part series is meant to be used as a guide for those who are just entering, or are thinking about…