Lab 10 Reflection

   Well, for Lab 10, we have been going through treacherous weeks of both Javascript and Jquery. It hasn't been easy as we have been given multiple tasks and sites that are broken in some manner, and as web client programmers, we have to figure out what exactly is the error and fix it. We are only given some hints or clues here and there on how to fix it but it's all up to mainly us to realize what is needed to add or get rid off in the code.  Our task for this lab was to make the three images at the bottom of the page move and do a slideshow. The one on the left had to move horizontally, the middle had to fade in and out, and the right had to transition up and down. I literally had no clue on where to begin as I was focusing on the images itself. I did a lot of research regarding transitions available using either CSS, Javascript and JQuery. Yet, after 2 periods of browsing so many pages, I ended up the same I began with nothing. I was getting very frustrated and mad as I kept trying to implement coding and changing it so that the page would work. Try after try, it wasn't. So, I went around asking peers for tips or advice so that at the end, maybe we could implement all our ideas and put to use and somehow come out with a responsive result. One of them thought about something regarding using actual outside plug-ins or a library which would let the images move. I thought it was pretty smart so I looked deep into the files and folders that were given and at the end, we found something useful. I plugged in the plug-ins that would activate the slideshows and from there, get the libraries. At the end, all of the help was useful and led me to victory!!!
  Overall, this lab was sort of difficult. I see why its hard in general to troubleshoot because you have to get used to figuring out several ways to get to a solution regardless of the situation. This troubleshooting practice gives us a preview of what we will have to constantly do as Web Designers working in the field. Learning and practicing these skills have better helped me to improve in my dedication and my mindset to think outside of the box as well as using all prior knowledge for a task at hand.

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