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Arikaturika Tumojenko
8,897 PointsHow is this track supposed to work?
After the Javascript track and Nick's building a website track which both followed a logical path, I am back to Guil's track which has the same issue like the previous CSS one. Between lessons, new code appears in the documents. This time, in the normalize CSS. I understand that we have to use a different work space on every lesson, but how does this help if I have to look for the new code every time and understand how the changes happened?
bill curry
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 7,841 PointsIt's very frustrating. In this new video, the main header has changed since the last video, but it was never discussed. This is by far the worst track b/c there's no continuity.
Guil's CSS Basics was easy to follow but CSS Layout Basics is just tedious and random. It would be so much better if it provided a comprehensive view. Without continuity, this is tedious and not helpful.
I wanted to create my own index.html and style.css in sublime or atom, but it's impossible.
3 Answers
Ruben Quiroz
Courses Plus Student 2,601 PointsI thought i was the only one frustrated with this problem! There're times workspaces looses connection in the middle of a lesson, and if for any reason i didn't save new code, if i reconnect workspaces I loose everything, my solution was using Atom instead of workspaces, and it worked perfect with JS Basics! BUT now iv been following along using Atom and I notice theres new code added on or things changed on Gils end, and its frustrating bc Im going back hunting missing code so i can continue on with the lesson! Now to avoid waisting so much time, Im forced to use workspace again :/ i miss Atom :((
Cindy Lea
Courses Plus Student 6,497 PointsIt can be tedious, but the good thing is, if you screw up somewhere in editing in the prior video, it is fixed in the next workspace. One time it was a Treehouse error but it got fixed in the next workspace. I think its good to have a new one after every few videos. You start fresh. Sometimes they do completely new webpages from video to video since they are demonstrating a particular situation & they need the webpage to be logical about what they are showing. Ive seen them do a new wrkspace for this reason too.
Arikaturika Tumojenko
8,897 PointsI don't work in the Treehouse workspace, I always use Sublime because I have more flexibility. But even so, going back all the time and looking for the new code feels frustrating. I am sure the concepts can be demonstrated building code on the previous one, but I guess I need to get used to checking if anything changed before every video.
Arikaturika Tumojenko
8,897 PointsMat Ward I don't mind looking up for things as Stackoverflow is my best friend :). Most of the time the added code is quite easy. I just don't like the fact that at the beginning of every video I have to dig for new code, to see where is placed and to make sense of it. Anyway, all good. I'll just have to get used to it.
M W
3,446 PointsM W
3,446 PointsHi, I did'nt really notice that during the first CSS Basics. I'm working through the JavaScript basics before the second CSS series so I will pay attention then. I agree with you that having too much new code just 'appear' in the workspace is not ideal, although I don't mind looking up some stuff too. But, yes I agree it's frustrating if it is'nt even mentioned in the video :)