My 7A Part 1 post discussed the first two coding languages: HTML (used to add structure to a webpage) and Javascript (used to add functionality to a web page). The final coding language is called CSS, which stands for Cascading Style Sheets. CSS is the coding language that is used to add design elements to a web page. It is used to style a html document. In class today, we learned how to use CSS to change the font, color, and background color of a html document. That was pretty cool to learn. Jumping back to Javascript, I wanted to discuss how it is considered event-driven. What does that mean? So Javascript is a bit different than HTML and CSS. Unlike the other two coding languages, Javascript is created for a situation where a user takes action after action, and its not expected the program to close. Instead, its meant to keep responding to its actions (Aleksic, 2017). For example, when you’re on a web page, Javascript never shuts down. It’s waiting while you are reading a page. It will wait until you scroll down or if you click on another link within the website. It’s just interesting how we all use the internet so often, and for me I never really put too much thought on how it all operates. This class has given me some good insight on technology and the internet. All information that is valuable for business professionals.
Aleksic, B. (2017, January 30). Why is JavaScript event based. Medium. Retrieved March 2, 2023, from https://medium.com/@bojanaleksa/why-is-javascript-event-based-9c0fd9ac1033
CSS: Cascading style sheets. MDN. (2023, February 23). Retrieved March 2, 2023, from https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS
Brittany, you did a good job explaining CSS and JavaScript. I also agree that this class has given insights on things I use all the time but never even considered how much is used to make websites, like the one we are using right now, operate.
Hi Brittany,
I also didn’t really have a full grasp of how the internet functions. I agree this class has helped me understand the systems that surround us and how they help us in our daily lives.