Reflections

While this class covered a lot of material, it did not go into extreme depth. Throughout this class, I covered 4 web development languages that can all be combined together for versatility in web development. I learned how to steer a webpage to my will and how a lot of things on the internet work. Before this class, I was always astounded by forms due to the fact that they seemed so complicated to make. However, after learning how to create and manipulate them with Javascript and PHP, I learned that they are not that difficult to make. A lot of the material that I learned in this class is also of extreme importance due to the fact that it taught me how to teach myself. For the majority of the course, I learned almost everything through online tutorials and reading. While Dr. Crowley did introduce us to some concepts from each module, he did not really dive in too deep. This class made me a more proficient self learner, which is a very important quality to have in college. Also, the languages that I learned in this class will look terrific on my resume and come in handy if I ever decide to go into web development. Overall, while this class was fairly challenging at times due to the abundance of material we covered, it was definitely not useless. What I learned in this class will assist me in the future and not go to waste. Last but not least, I learned that hands on experience is the best method to learn a programming language. It is not enough to simply read a book and expect to know how to program. Instead, while reading or watching online tutorials, it is prudent to follow along and actually write the code yourself in order to grasp the general concepts and learn programming.