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Posted by Feed FacePb
Feed FacePb
1,721 Points

Losing faith?

I am a few hours into the web development track. I have less than an hour left in the total track. I followed everything taught and easily tackled all the code challenges and quizzes. I paused the track and tried to do all the of the stuff covered to "catch up" so to speak. I wanted to see if I could put my knowledge to work and I have gotten maybe halfway through what was taught and hit a major wall. I dont know what to do or where to go from here.

My question is, is this normal? Should I got back through then entire track again? Should I just push on? I have taken a few days off to calm down and try and tackle this with a clear head but I am unsure of what to do. I have really lost faith that this is the right move for me

Thanks for reading, Ryan

Mike Schaming
Mike Schaming
13,925 Points

Yes- I think it's pretty normal. I'm still working on the Web Development Track and definitely hit road blocks from time to time. I try to give myself projects to work on using the skills I learn and that's usually what shows me what I don't really understand. So I go back and watch the videos again, read blogs, forums, etc.. to fill in the gaps or give me another perspective.

I do take breaks from the videos and try not to move on until I feel like I really have the concept and can use it in a build successfully- like floats, for flexbox.

Also- the Treehouse forum is a great resource for assistance as well.

Keep the faith, keep moving forward, and be patient.

Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 Points

Is there a specific bug that you're trying to solve, or is it more of a creative block designing a site?

Feed FacePb
Feed FacePb
1,721 Points

It is not one specific bug, no. It is getting the site to LOOK like I want, so I guess its pretty much all CSS issues. Why I posted this in HTML I am not sure, lol. Things are not lining up correctly, they are off-center etc. I feel like my CSS file is just crammed with code that isnt neat or organized. Maybe I am just being tough on myself.

Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 Points

Centering in CSS can be tricky. Here's a helpful blog post about it: https://css-tricks.com/centering-css-complete-guide/

If some of this stuff doesn't make sense to you know, it will after going deeper into the CSS courses on Treehouse.

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,632 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,632 Points

:point_right: There's lots more to learn about CSS.

My suggestion is pace yourself, but keep going. The track gives you a nice introduction to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, but there's much more that you can learn about each of them. There's a particularly rich set of CSS courses available here, including:

There's certainly some overlap between these, but the repetition will help reinforce what you've already learned.