[trangram]

thank you and glad you love it, those books are more than enough.

As for the css part, I would suggest you start by building the layout for the desktop first. Once the desktop version looks good, use media queries to adjust the design for mobile and tablet sizes.

As for js and html part, think in Components: Instead of one giant file, break your code into "modules" or "components". In my matchstick game, I built the "Puzzle Display" as a standalone component. This allowed me to reuse the exact same code for the main game, the puzzle creator, and the shareable play pages.

For specific effects or tricky logic, Google and LLMs (like ChatGPT) are great resources. Avoid "copy-pasting" code you don't understand. Always try to deconstruct how a solution works before adding it to your project. Use these tools as teachers, not just shortcuts.

Most importantly, enjoy what you are doing. Let me know if you need more info, I'm more than happy to help. Good luck to your coding journey.

[eager_learner]

Thank you so much for the wonderful advice! It's so refreshing to see humans act and be human-- helping each other despite not knowing each other.

For context, I've been stuck in tutorial hell for years! Part of it can be blamed on my ADHD, which is a serious disability if you want to finish any task. Still, I've been trying to make inroads at it... I've been reading several books at the same time, but stuck on chapter 3 or 4 in each. Then I begin looking for other books until I hit a block in it--then process restarts again.

You're right that LLMs do help a lot. I think I made more progress in the last six months than the past pre-LLM two years.

Thanks and kinds regards.

EL

[trangram]

Thank you for sharing your story. Actually I didn't read any physical books to learn js and css, I learned both of them online and practicing them in my hobby projects, practicing is the only way that helps me finally grasp concepts of a programming/language and improve my coding skills using that specific language. I started learned css and js 17 years ago on https://www.w3schools.com, I decided to learn css just because I found it was so cool you can change the style of your website completely by replacing your css file with a different one. But later I used Java more frequently than other languages for 5 years due to my job need, and naturally I almost forgot all what I learned about js and css skill. It was around 2013/14 that js picked up my interest again due to the hit of nodejs at that time, so I turned to online to learn js again, this time learned it on https://javascript.info, yeah there are many resources to learning things, maybe nowadays people prefer LLMs, it's totally fine, just find the one that suits you. But remember you don't need to finish all those topics or concepts before you start your own project. Practices make your skill better if not perfect. Use those resources as references, you don't have to learn it chapter by chapter, everyone has different learning style. Programming is a long journey (and what any things else are not?), let your passion guides you, let you interest/hobby be your best teacher :) Best wishes ~

[cwackerfuss]

I appreciate the good faith effort here to learn (and advise on) programming skills! It’s rare nowadays.

[eager_learner]

Thank you. It's something I am really passionate about. Given my 'day job' and 'family time' and battling an uphill swim against my ADHD, I am still happy with the progress I've made so far. I feel like I'm almost there.

[trangram]

Exactly. We only find real fulfillment when we work on what we’re passionate about. We need to value the process more than the outcome.