My First Web App

In my junior year of undergraduate study, I had the room to take an elective and chose 'Web Programming' where I was introduced to front-end code for the first time. Until this point, a lot of the required courses dictated that I took the basics of programming or algorithmic study courses. This course piqued my interest dramatically in Human Computer Interaction and the importance of human-centric design. My advisor suggested I take Web Programming as a way to explore my interest in both working with people and computer science and engineering. In this course I learned the basics of JavaScript, HTML, CSS, web architectures, and web program development. As I progressed through the course I gained a basic understanding of the languages involved and web architecture, something I had never understood before this point. It was enough knowledge for me to be able to interview and perform successfully at my summer internship as a full-stack software engineer at Autodesk Inc. Our final project in this course was writing the code that generated an online web application that functioned as a "To-Do List", seen in the image above. If an item was typed and submitted, it was stored and displayed, and cleared only if the page is reloaded. I gained a firm understanding of web development as a result of this course and how one must carefully consider user needs and experience when designing a tool.