| http://book.mixu.net/css/ The hardest thing about going from backend dev to frontend dev is understanding CSS and HTML layout. Without a clear mental model, the experience of trying to position things on a web page feels like really frustrating[1]. I cannot recommend more highly that you do the following: - Read through http://book.mixu.net/css/ and take notes like you are in university. When you come to a point that seems ambiguous, copy-paste some of the example html/css into a file, modify it, and view it in the browser to check your understanding. - Turn these notes into flashcards in a Spaced Repetition program like https://ankiweb.net/about. Try to write questions that ask why something turns out some way. Don't be surprised if many of the questions end up feeling like rote memorization. There is a reason why med students do a lot of rote memorization: they are trying to build a mental model of a very complex system. After that if you have time and don't already have a project to work on, you might want to - Build a bunch of things in just HTML/CSS. When you have a question about how to position something, try to predict what the answer is. If you can't, then look up resources and add another notecard to represent what you learned. [1] http://i.imgur.com/Q3cUg29.gif |
