Started from nothing and now I know how to make a static webpage in Github using Jekyll and Markdown, here’s how i went about it. First learned the basics of Creating and hosting a page on Github using Guide to hosting on Github
This was my first attempt at the page basically adapting the tutorial to my needs.
Downloaded Github Desktop for editing website offline or on the go.
Also got Sublime Text for editing my text.
Next i used Markdown Tutorial to learn the basics of Markdown. Markdown is very easy to learn but it can only be used for very specific things.
Created a CV page and inserted a picture of my face
Created a hyperlink to my LinkedIn profile for the CV page.
Here are some of the challenges i faced along the way
Markdown not playing well with Jekyll - all the code just showed up as is on the site. Discussed with mentor regarding this.
- Solution - Turns out the file extension was .html
which didnt play well with markdown. Renamed the file extension from .html to .md
and then it started working
Tried to get LinkedIn profile to open in a new tab.
- Solution - Markdown doesn’t allow this so after going through various stackoverflow and other sites for a solution realised there is no simple solution for this yet.
Made my first Youtube Video - Just a brief introduction of my goal and how i plan to achieve it.
Embedded my Video into my Website and started to update my blog with everything i am learning.
Learned to use windows Sniping tool with Paint 3D to get some pictures into my blogposts to better explain the steps i was taking.
Used Stack Overflow and google to find out how to resize images using Cramdown
Took a break from website making and blogposts to learn a bit of woodworking for a change of pace
Went to the woodshop and the shopmaster made me list out the various types of joints in woodworking.
The way to choose which joint to use mostly depends on a balance between looks and aesthetics.
The Mitre joint might look very nice but it is a very weak joint. The dovetail on the otherhand looks detailed and is also very strong in certain directions.
