Constructions (the Software Coding or Development Phase) can be broken down into several small phases. While Coding is only one part of Software Engineering, it is a large part, and part of being an engineer is being able to write good code! Preparation Make sure you understand the problem. Understand the basic design principles and…
The primary goal is to build software not models. Building models is great, but if it doesn’t get you to software being built, it’s not helping. “Travel Light” – Don’t build more models than you need. By working only on the models you are about to write software for, you minimize unnecessary work. Build it…
Communication helps you build and understand what your project is. Planning will help ensure that you can build that project. Understand the scope of the project – This lets you know where your end goal is going to be. Involve Stakeholders – Let them help identify priorities of features, potential deadlines, and even constants of…
Listen – Too often we listen to respond. We need to listen to learn from the people we’re talking to. Prepare – Do research to understand your client before you talk to them. This will make your communication more effective. Learn jargon, terms, etc. Use a facilitator – especially if there is a lot of…
“Divide and Conquer” – Break large problems down into smaller problems so that you can work toward solving a smaller, easier to manage problem. This is also called a separation of concerns. Understand the use of abstraction – Simplify complex information into something that can be conveyed in a single sentence. Strive for consistency –…
A declaration block is where we define the styles that will be applied. The block is contained within braces ({ and }). You must use the braces to surround your rules. Rules Rules in CSS are made up of two parts. The property, which is the attribute which will be changed, and its value. Depending…
When you define a style, it is made up of a couple of pieces of information; specifically the selector, the declaration block, and rules, which are a combination of a property and a value. The selector allows us to define which tag, or tags, will be affected by our style definition. There is a whole…
At the top of the web page you will often find information about the website such as the name, logo, and possibly the main navigation, date, and/or a site wide search function. Depending upon styling in coordination with the tags, there are different ways to build the site. However, you might expect to see something…
