half of the next thing
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Some thoughts on learning new things when you work on the web - particularly things you don't think you can learn, or you're afraid to start learning. Some relevant links: Ueli Steck - The Swiss Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUWBbepsdmY Ueli Steck - A New Vision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yns694E5QgTRANSCRIPT
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HALFOF THE
NEXTTHING
What Do You Know, Sydney, 2014.04.03Ben Buchanan / @200okpublicweblog.200ok.com.au
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WWW =THENEXTTHING
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WWW =THENEXTTHING
THENEXTTHING
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WWW =THENEXTTHING
THENEXTTHING
THENEXTTHING
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Common worries
There's so much
It's too different
Scared to admitI don't know
I'll never catch the ninjas
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Be inspired to just start.
HA!
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Play your own game.
Build on what you've
done.
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Desire to learnSpark to startExisting knowledge
THENEXT THING
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Desire to learnSpark to startExisting knowledge+ the actual work
THENEXT THING
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PageMaker→ CSS+HTML→
JavaScript→AH
CSS+HTMLjQuery, JSPython, BashHA!
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For every instance of Subhead 2, apply a style.(Also, PM would substitute fonts if the user didn't have them...)
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h2 { color: #000; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;}
For every instance of H2, apply a style.
(Also, substitute fonts if the user doesn't have them...)
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// TODO: never write code// this contrived againfunction contrived(c) { var class = c || "fallback"; $("h2").addClass(c);}contrived("classname");
For every instance of H2, apply a styleclass.
(Also, substitute class 'foo'if the user doesn't specify a class...)
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CAVEAT!Concepts are similar not the same!
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OK, that's code...
What about process?
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Familiar?SpikesIterationLaunch
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You know stuff.
Take your knowledge
forwards and add to it.
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What doyou know?
Half of the next thing!