Lab 2- Web Development Fundamentals

My stance

I think humanities students should learn how to code because having this skill allows people to take projects and their interests to a different level. It can provide people a place to freely express their ideas and creativity. As Kirschenbaum puts it “ [c]ode work blends functional computer code with creative composition.” As the world is becoming more technologically advanced and coding becomes more integrated into society, Humanities students should adapt and become more comfortable with using code to make different projects and bring the worlds of humanities and computer science together.

My experience

I learned how to code using JavaScript in high school. I had also learned a little bit about HTML and CSS then but we didn’t focus on it as much and I hadn’t used it in a long time. For that reason I chose to do the beginner tutorials for HTML and CSS because I had forgotten everything and it was nice to refresh my memory. I think HTML Dog was pretty good at covering the basics compared to how I previously had learned them. It went by pretty quick and was pretty straightforward. Learning even just the basics of any coding language can make projects more interesting and opens up many possibilities. It doesn’t take that much time to learn and there are many online courses to learn this skill which can aid in many DH projects. 

List of Pros to HTML

1. simple to understand
2. straighforward and easy to learn
3. pretty good for beginners

<h2> List of Pros to HTML </h2> 
<ol>
<li> simple to understand
<li> straighforward and easy to learn
<li> pretty good for beginners
</ol>