So now that you’re a part of the developer community, you may as well take advantage of it!
- Want a photo slider on your site but don’t have one?
- Want to build a site that’s mobile ready?
- Want anything?
Chances are, a lot of what you need have already been built. Let me give a few examples.
There’s a CSS framework called Bootstrap. All it is a series of classes that you can add into your HTML. It’s mostly known for it’s grid layout that works mostly on mobile. With most plugins and frameworks, you add their files and code to your project, and then you have access to them and can manipulate them.
There’s a jQuery plugin called Slick Slider. Obtain the code from their website, and add a few lines of jQuery, and boom, you’ll have a perfectly working slider.
Every framework and plugin may have a slightly different installation, so in the resources I’m going to list a few popular ones, and tutorials to install them. Remember, if you ever don’t know something Google it or ask for help on sites like StackOverflow.
Reading documentation is a skill that takes some time to develop, sounds a little silly doesn’t it? Really though! You’ll slowly get more comfortable using plugins and frameworks, and it will make you a better programmer.
Once you become more involved in the community, you should be set to go off on your own for the rest of your Front-End Web Development journey. Sigh! They grow up so fast. Best of luck!
