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CSS CSS Foundations Getting Started with CSS Adding CSS to a Page

Heather Mathewson
Heather Mathewson
10,912 Points
Posted by Heather Mathewson
Heather Mathewson
10,912 Points

Am I supposed to be coding along?

Hey, sorry, but I am sort of confused. Am I supposed to have copied everything over from the code playground into the text editor I downloaded and follow along to how Guil is coding, or is he still just giving me general examples that one can do with CSS? Going from the previous videos to this one has left me a bit lost on what he expects me to be doing.

2 Answers

Sau Ting K
Sau Ting K
11,091 Points

As Wayne said, it's up to you.

I just sat back and watched, then went back later as needed. For the first few videos I coded along, but found that it wasn't necessary as they're mostly very intuitive. Then once I got to the more complicated videos, it was still better to just watch then go back to practice, since if you're coding along, you might miss something.

I try to remember the interesting bits of codes that I want to use specifically for my projects, then once I'm done with the video(s), I go play around with it in my editor.

Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points
Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points

Hi Heather,

It's up to you if you code along with the tutor or not. I personally just watched as there is a lot to take in at first.

I think in the end i actually watched each track two or three times, this allowed me to see things i'd missed the first time as i was trying to digest all the new information.