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Important 10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Coding

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I know I am not the only person out there whose journey into software engineering was delayed because I just didn’t know where to start. The plethora of resources provides an incredible opportunity but also can make embarking on the first steps intimidating. For those of you thinking of taking those first steps, or who are in those first steps, here are 10 things that I wish I had known before I began. 1. Choosing a Language is Important There are a multitude of programming languages out there. Each language has its strengths, its weaknesses, and situations in which it is best suited. While your first language will almost certainly be the hardest to learn and many of the most basic fundamentals will be similar across languages (variables, iteration, etc), it is worth the time and effort to do some research and decide which language you want to start with. Ease of programming is something that should certainly be considered. Be honest with yourself about how confiden...

Responsive Web Designing

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Should you invest in responsive web design? Since responsive web design allows people to access your content or web application from any device with any screen size, responsive design is a future-proof investment. When you implement a responsive design framework like Bootstrap, your product’s user interface (UI) changes as the size of your user’s browser window changes. This enables you to use the same design language and HTML/CSS to optimize your product’s UI for small smartphone, medium tablet and large external monitor screens, which reduces maintenance costs and provides a consistent experience across platforms. Pinch-to-zoom and mDot sites with limited content and features are no-longer an option. Your customers and Google expect you to provide a consistent experience across devices, platforms and screen sizes. In fact, Google penalizes sites that provide more features on devices with larger screens. By implementing a responsive web design framework that gives users acces...

How to use Django Bootstrap Modal Forms

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Installation Install  django-bootstrap-modal-forms : $ pip install django-bootstrap-modal-forms Add  bootstrap_modal_forms  to your INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py: INSTALLED_APPS = [ ... 'bootstrap_modal_forms', ... ] Include Bootstrap, jQuery and  jquery.bootstrap.modal.forms.js  on every page where you would like to set up the AJAX driven Django forms in Bootstrap modal. IMPORTANT: Adjust Bootstrap and jQuery file paths to match yours, but include  jquery.bootstrap.modal.forms.js  exactly as in code bellow. < head > < link rel = " stylesheet " href = " {% static 'assets/css/bootstrap.css' %} " > </ head > < body > < script src = " {% static 'assets/js/bootstrap.js' %} " ></ script > < script src = " {% static 'assets/js/jquery.js' %} " ></ script > < script src = " {% static 'js/jquery.bootstrap.mo...