In this tutorial I followed the directions outlined by Shay Howe to create a mock website for a Styles Conference held in Chicago.
With a history of backend development roles, I came to realize that to become a better engineer I needed to learn more about frontend development. To most individuals, the frontend is the product, and I was always nervous about sharing examples of my work publicly because of my limited frontend development skills. After hearing about Brandon Morelli's experience, I decided that it was about time I learn more about frontend development.
Shay did an incredible job explaining why each step was performed as we created the Website. By the end of the tutorial, I was surprised how a series of simple steps could lead to such an impressive website. Prior to this tutorial, I had always relied on framework tools such as bootstrap to create presentable frontends, but I lacked the confidence to create a site using only HTML and CSS. As I relied more and more on these powerful tools, the idea of creating a website without them became more and more implausible to me. After completing this course, I have newfound appreciation for HTML and CSS and I look forward to working with them more in the future.