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What was the name in CSS that when you do the nag bar, and you want to put it by hand code the bar , its like when you got links, and between them you have a line and the last one you delete it by selecting last child . What was the name of that ?

Answer 1 · 2014-11-20T21:44:57Z

November 20, 2014 9:44pm

Aurelian,

I'm not sure if I understand your question, but are you asking what the line is called that is sometimes put between links in a nav bar?

If that is the case, it can be a few different things. You could achieve it by inserting a pipe or vertical bar character (I'd use the HTML entity code for it, like &verbar see here for more), or even by adding padding to the links and then giving them left or right borders.

Erik

Answer 2 · 2014-11-21T22:50:25Z

November 21, 2014 10:50pm

Aurelian,

Again, there are many ways you could achieve this, but below is one way to go about it:

<!-- HTML -->

<nav>
    <ul>
        <a href="#"><li>Home</li></a>&vert;
        <a href="#"><li>About</li></a>&vert;
        <a href="#"><li>Contact</li></a>&vert;
        <a href="#"><li>Schedule</li></a>
    </ul>
</nav>

/* CSS */

li {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 5px;
}

li:first-child {
  margin-left: 0;
}

li:last-child {
  margin-right: 0;
}

Alternatively, you could remove the | from the HTML and use the before or after pseudo-classes on your li's and fill the content property with ' | ', you could do borders on one side of each li or anchor, etc. Also and obviously, you would probably want to make sure you added ids and/or classes to each of your elements there and select them more specifically than I did in my CSS. I just went the most basic route for clarity's sake.

As far as my story goes, there really isn't too much more to it beyond what you might have guessed. I got a Treehouse account sometime late last year, studied hard (every day), then submitted inquiries to job postings that I found looking for entry level developers and got lucky enough to get hired by one of them! It helped that I was unemployed at the time that I began my Treehouse studies, as it allowed me to literally watch videos and practice and study hard all day (minimum of 6-8 hours) every day. After a few months of that, I knew enough and was practiced enough to be able to get my job in March of this year, and I'm still going strong at it and learning every day.

Luckily, this is a field that doesn't require proper schooling or any fancy, expensive degrees; if you want it badly enough and dedicate yourself to learning the craft, you will be able to prove to any potential employer or freelance client that you are capable of performing the tasks that they want, and you will be able to be paid very well for doing it. Depending on what your skill set becomes, how proficient you are in what you do, how long it takes you to do things, and if you get a full time job at a development house or work completely freelance, your rate will vary (and naturally, will increase over time). All it takes is the will to work hard (constantly; this work is problem solving all day) and the desire and ability to learn, and you'll be able to throw your hat into the ring with the rest of us!

Additionally, you don't need any big expensive equipment to do this work, certainly not to start out (depending on what your goal is, I suppose - a designer might need a little bit more than a developer if they need access to paid image editing software and the like). All you need is a working computer, an internet connection, and a text editor. Buy whatever computer you can afford, but don't worry too much about all the specs as you're starting out. After you've got some practice under your belt and can build a few sites for some clients and get paid, you can look into more expensive equipment if you need it. Alternatively, it isn't a bad idea to pick up a part-time job on the side while you're learning. Having that extra income is always nice, and it can help to get away from the screen/studying every once in a while for a few hours to let things sink in and give your brain a chance to refresh.

Again, just study hard every day, figure out what exactly you want, and go for it. Before you know it, you'll have the job you're looking for!

Erik

Answer 3 · 2014-11-21T23:07:07Z

November 21, 2014 11:07pm

Thank you :)

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