HTML Lab
2025-01-20
HTML Lab
This was a project very simple in scope but it's the start of my professional journey, and it's the start of this retrospective walk I'm taking through my old code.
Stack
Didn't even separate the css into it's own file. This is a raw single page of HTML.
Technology
- HTML4 and inline CSS
Key Features
- Semantic HTML structure using container elements
- Inline CSS styling
- Lorem ipsum content to demonstrate hierarchy
- Clean document structure without many nested div elements
Learning Focus
- Understand HTML elements vs. generic containers
- Learning document structure
- Practicing separation of concerns
- Establishing habits around readable and maintainable HTML markup
Ramblings
Because there's not a whole lot to talk about with the code itself I'll take this opportunity to talk about the emotional wall needed to hurdle for me to even dein to look at these old projects. As a chronic perfectionist it's pretty hard to go back to the things i'm not entirely proud of by myself. Ironically that's exactly how to fight off impostor syndrome. As I look through my old sus code it helps me understand how far i've come. This page is literally a bunch of lorem ipsum text and HTML tags. I could write this in a moment now but it was important in my learning process as this project is what I go back to mentally when I think about how base HTML should look. Not a div soup, but using semantic tags as well as proper hierarchy.
Next project: Old TechPaws Blog Site