Lesson 6 – Event Delegation: Mastering Efficiency in Interaction
Posted on December 3, 2024
| 4 minutes
| 697 words
| Viktor Holovin
• Other languages: Italiano, Українська, Русский, Polacco
Lesson 6 – Event Delegation: Mastering Efficiency in Interaction 🎯✨
Welcome to Lesson 6! By now, you’re no stranger to events—you’ve clicked, hovered, typed, and added tasks like a pro. But what if your webpage is full of dynamic elements that didn’t exist when the page loaded? Fear not! Event delegation is here to save the day (and your sanity).
Think of event delegation as hiring a manager instead of assigning individual tasks to every single worker. It’s efficient, elegant, and will make your code run smoother than a fresh install of Linux.
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Lesson 5 – Event Magic: Making Web Pages Interactive
Posted on November 28, 2024
| 3 minutes
| 553 words
| Viktor Holovin
• Other languages: Italiano, Українська, Русский, Polacco
Lesson 5 – Event Magic: Making Web Pages Interactive 🎩✨
Welcome to Lesson 5! Today, we’re going to make your web pages come alive with JavaScript events. Clicks, hovers, and key presses will all have a purpose, and you’ll finally feel like the web is under your control (in the best way possible).
Let’s set up our environment and dive in!
Setting Up the Project 🛠️
We’ll create a new project folder, write an HTML file, add JavaScript for event handling, and serve it using Caddy.
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Lesson 4 – DOM Manipulation: Turning the Web into Your Personal Playground
Posted on November 14, 2024
| 4 minutes
| 815 words
| Viktor Holovin
• Other languages: Italiano, Українська, Русский, Polacco
Lesson 4 – DOM Manipulation: Turning the Web into Your Personal Playground 🎢✨
Welcome to Lesson 4! Today, we’re going to learn how to use JavaScript to interact with HTML elements on a page. Think of JavaScript as your magic wand, and you’re the wizard who can add text, buttons, and even make things disappear—no magic spells required!
Setting Up the Playground: Installing VS Code and Caddy
To start working like a real developer, we need to set up our workspace. For this, we’ll install VS Code as our coding headquarters and Caddy as our local server so we can see our updates live (yes, you’ll be your own system admin, but on a small scale).
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Lesson 2 – Loops and Conditionals: Making Decisions and Repeating Yourself (Without Going Crazy)
Posted on October 25, 2024
| 4 minutes
| 780 words
| Viktor Holovin
• Other languages: Italiano, Українська, Русский, Polacco
Lesson 2 – Loops and Conditionals: Making Decisions and Repeating Yourself (Without Going Crazy) 🔄🤔
Welcome back, intrepid JavaScript adventurer! You’ve mastered variables and functions, so now it’s time to dive into the world of loops and conditionals—two magical tools that will let you make decisions and repeat tasks with ease. Think of them as the “if” and “do-it-again” spells in your JavaScript spellbook!
Conditionals – The Art of Making Decisions 🛤️
Conditionals allow you to make decisions in your code, so it can react differently depending on the situation—like choosing which pizza topping to order based on how you’re feeling.
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Lesson 1: Hello, Java! (And No, It’s Not Just Coffee)
Posted on October 17, 2024
| 5 minutes
| 1046 words
| Viktor Holovin
• Other languages: Italiano, Українська, Русский, Polacco
Lesson 1: Hello, Java! (And No, It’s Not Just Coffee)
Welcome to your first step into the world of Java! No, we’re not brewing actual coffee beans, though you might want to have some nearby for those inevitable late-night coding sessions. Today, we’re diving into Java – the programming language that powers everything from your favorite apps to those mysterious enterprise systems nobody quite understands.
What is Java, Anyway?
Java is the programming language that’s been around longer than most memes and some of your coworkers. It’s powerful, versatile, and has more frameworks than you have coffee mugs. Best of all, it’s object-oriented, meaning you’ll get to think in terms of objects and classes instead of just endless lines of code. Think of it like building a city out of LEGO blocks, only fewer sharp corners to step on.
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Ready to Master Java? (And No, We're Not Talking About Coffee Beans!)
Posted on October 16, 2024
| 4 minutes
| 661 words
| Viktor Holovin
• Other languages: Italiano, Українська, Русский, Polacco
Ready to Master Java? (And No, We’re Not Talking About Coffee Beans!)
So, you’ve decided to learn Java? Bravo! You’re about to embark on a coding journey that’s as exhilarating as brewing your first cup of coffee in the morning… except with way fewer spills and absolutely no risk of setting off the smoke alarm (unless, of course, your code is that spicy).
After playing around with Python – you know, the cozy programming language that feels like a warm blanket – and JavaScript, which is basically your creative sidekick, you’ve now leveled up to Java. Why? Because who needs a social life when you can have three programming languages fighting for your attention, right?
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Tabs vs. Spaces: The Great Divide in Programming
Posted on October 11, 2024
| 4 minutes
| 713 words
| Viktor Holovin
• Other languages: Italiano, Українська, Русский, Polacco
Tabs vs. Spaces: The Great Divide in Programming
If you’ve ever found yourself in a heated discussion with another developer over this topic, you’re not alone. Wars have been waged, friendships broken, and countless cups of coffee consumed all in the name of figuring out: which one is better?
Let’s dig into this age-old debate and explore how different programming languages handle this dilemma. Spoiler alert: there’s no real winner, but hey, at least we’ll have some fun along the way!
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How to Write Java Code in IntelliJ IDEA: A Beginner's Guide to Coding Greatness
Posted on September 13, 2024
| 6 minutes
| 1131 words
| Viktor Holovin
• Other languages: Italiano
How to Write Java Code in IntelliJ IDEA: A Beginner’s Guide to Coding Greatness
Welcome, brave adventurer, to the wild world of Java programming! You’ve decided to code in Java—congratulations, you’re officially on the path to ruling the digital universe. But before you get too carried away with visions of building the next Facebook or Google, let’s talk about IntelliJ IDEA, your new sidekick. It’s like Batman’s Batmobile but for coding. Buckle up!
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Lesson 4: VIM – The Text Editor That Thinks You Like a Challenge
Posted on September 12, 2024
| 7 minutes
| 1296 words
| Viktor Holovin
• Other languages: Italiano, Українська, Русский, Polacco
Lesson 4: VIM – The Text Editor That Thinks You Like a Challenge
Welcome to Lesson 4 of Mastering the Linux Terminal. Today, we step into the world of VIM – the text editor that makes even the bravest Linux users sweat a little. If you’re looking for a text editor that makes you work for it, congratulations! You’ve found your match. But don’t worry, by the end of this lesson, you’ll go from “Why is this happening?!” to “Oh, this is kinda fun!”
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Lesson 3: Mastering Nano – Writing Like a True Terminal Scribe
Posted on September 11, 2024
| 3 minutes
| 467 words
| Viktor Holovin
• Other languages: Italiano, Українська, Русский, Polacco
Lesson 3: Mastering Nano – Writing Like a True Terminal Scribe
Welcome back, terminal wizard! Now that you’ve got a grip on navigating the system and keeping your files under lock and key, it’s time to get serious. And by serious, I mean you’re about to transform into a text-editing ninja. Meet Nano, your trusty, no-frills text editor that lives inside your terminal. It’s like a typewriter but cooler because it’s in the command line.
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