Coding
The thing that got me interested in coding was The Kano Computer Touch. This was powered by Raspberry Pi and I got it for my birthday. I explored all the apps in it, and finished the story mode and most things in it. Here was where I found the first website that taught me to code.
The first website which started me off with code was CodeCademy. This was an app on the Kano Computer. CodeCademy were the ones who taught me my first bits of code. I learned my first bits of HTML from CodeCademy. I'll show you my first HTML project that I made, later below.
The next website I learned coding with was JetBrains. It was useful, but soon after I started it, they exited out of beta, and it was paid from 2021, for me(cause I used it before beta ended). I decided to look for a different option then.
I was then looking through the internet, when I found LinkedIn Learning. My dad actually was the one who told me to use it. LinkedIn Learning is also the current website/app I am using to learn coding. You can search the language you want to learn and a course on that language will appear. You can than watch the videos in the courses and finish studying the full language. I am in progress of finishing most C++ and HTML. Next I have to learn CSS and JS. I am already learning JS too, mostly because I am doing a project on repl.it with other people on the website. They are using Node.js so I am learning that, and to learn that I have to learn JS so...
repl.it is what I use as my IDE. This and VS Code. repl.it is very convenient for languages where you have to download stuff, as on repl.it you don't have to download anything. I used it for C++, but soon I downloaded the MinGW compiler and now am using VS Code for C++. I use repl.it when I am going to make a project I want to share with people. This is because there is a talk section where you can ask questions on your code and you can share projects that you made. There are some awesome projects which you should definitely check out on: repl.it/talk. I also use repl.it when making web applications, as, who would create those on VS Code?
My First HTML Project/Code
The Brown Bear
About Brown Bears
The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is native to parts of northern Eurasia and North America. Its conservation status is currently
Least Concern.
There are many subspecies within the brown bear species, including the Atlas bear and the Himalayan brown bear.
Species
- Arctos
- Collarus
- Horribilis
- Nelsoni (extinct)
Features
Brown bears are not always completely brown. Some can be reddish or yellowish. They have very large, curved claws and huge paws.
Male
brown bears are often 30% larger than female brown bears. They can range from 5 feet to 9 feet from head to toe.
Habitat
Countries with Large Brown Bear Populations
- Russia
- United States
- Canada
Countries with Small Brown Bear Populations
- Russia
- United States
- Canada
Countries with Small Brown Bear Populations
Some countries with smaller brown bear populations include Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Finland, France, Greece, India, Japan, Nepal, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
The HTML code that I wrote is this:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>The Brown Bear</h1>
<div id="introduction">
<h2>About Brown Bears</h3>
<p>The brown bear (<i>Ursus arctos</i>) is native to parts of northern Eurasia and North America. Its conservation status is currently
<strong>Least Concern</strong>. <br><br> There are many subspecies within the brown bear species, including the Atlas bear and the Himalayan brown bear.</p>
<h3>Species</h4>
<ul>
<li>Arctos</li>
<li>Collarus</li>
<li>Horribilis</li>
<li>Nelsoni (extinct)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Features</h4>
<p>Brown bears are not always completely brown. Some can be reddish or yellowish. They have very large, curved claws and huge paws.<br><br> Male
brown bears are often 30% larger than female brown bears. They can range from 5 feet to 9 feet from head to toe.</p>
</div>
<div id="habitat">
<h2>Habitat</h3>
<h3>Countries with Large Brown Bear Populations</h4>
<ol>
<li>Russia</li>
<li>United States</li>
<li>Canada</li>
</ol>
<h3>Countries with Small Brown Bear Populations</h4>
<p>Some countries with smaller brown bear populations include Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Finland, France, Greece, India, Japan, Nepal, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.</p>
</div>
<div id="media">
<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/codecademy-content/courses/web-101/web101-image_brownbear.jpg" alt="A Brown Bear"/>
<br><br><br>
<video src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/codecademy-content/courses/freelance-1/unit-1/lesson-2/htmlcss1-vid_brown-bear.mp4" width="320" height="240" controls alt="A video of a brown bear in water near grass">
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</video>
</div>
</body>
</html>