If you are in college or plan on returning you may have mixed feelings about essay based tests. Sure they do offer you the opportunity to write down all you know rather than being tested on what you don't know like a multiple choice test. However, one annoying part of essays is writing for extended periods of time and the accompanying hand cramps. This article explains how to best avoid cramps during the middle of your test so pay close attention.
XHTML/HTML5 HTML (hypertext markup language) is the backbone of your website. Web documents contain three main sections: the head, the title, and the body. These sections are written in HTML. The head includes the webpage's identifying information. Search Engine's like Google are only capable of reading the HTML of a website. The head section of the webpage is essential if you want your website to show up in Google's results page. The title is what appears in the browser's URL tab and is what your website will be known as throughout the internet. The body is where the content visible to visitors is written. Text and graphics can be adjusted using HTML tags (commands).
HTML acts as the organizational framework for your website and while there are many other computing languages that are growing in the web development world HTML will still be around for a long time. You don't necessarily have to write all of your own code. By understanding the language framework and accompanying tags you can view the source page of websites and borrow pieces of code in order to have similar results on your website.
When learning HTML I would recommend learning XHMTL first. XHTML is an older version of the language that required stricter adherence to its rules. This will help you get in the habit of writing clear and easily navigable code. Once you feel comfortable move on to HTML5 (the newest rendition) which adds some nice perks to the language and relaxes the rules a bit.
Some examples of comfortable pens may include: EZgrip, Pilot G2s, Pentel Energels, pilot's Dr Grip, UGLee pens, or even purchasing add on grips to your normal pen. Shop around and find what you prefer.
Make sure to dress the part. Look professional and hirable. Some students wander through the fair dressed casually talking to companies.
2. Learn How to Hold it I am not referring to the exact finger position that you hold your pen in, people seem to get along fine in different ways. The important part of your grip is the pressure. This includes both the pressure of our fingers on the pen and the pressure of the pen on the paper. Make sure to hold the pen in a loose grip while you write. Practice holding the pen loosely, almost to the point where it will fall from your hand. The less pressure your fingers place on the pen the less stress the tendons of your hand will be. Next make sure that you press lightly on the paper. Having the smooth pen as mentioned previously helps with this. If you take a pen in a loose grip and press hard on the paper with it your fingers will slip. To make up for this you end up tightening your grip and then we are back to the original problem. So make sure not only to have a loose grip but to press lightly on the paper. Stressing your hand less means less cramping.
Java & PHP I am lumping these two languages together because they are the key languages for dynamic web pages and are interchangeable at times (you can use either one to get very similar effects). Dynamic web pages include things like games, chat abilities, image viewing, interactive apps or advertisements. Java was originally developed for software and in-browser applets and has become a key infrastructure for web apps. Java shares many similarities to C++ (which can be a nice benefit if want to learn different languages in the future). Java allows the same program to be executed on different operating systems. No need to fear if a Mac, Linux, or Microsoft user makes their way to your website. Java contains build in support and is easy to use.
There are plenty of tutorials available online and Java itself is not difficult to learn comparably. PHP (Hypertext PreProcessor) was developed around the same time as Java and was built specifically for the web as it runs server-side and is embedded in the html pages. Just like Java, dynamic content can be written. PHP also can be used in collecting data and tracking cookies. Although PHP has other uses like desktop applications its strength lies primarily in the web.
Similar to Java PHP can also be used across all the major operating systems. You will most likely be using PHP for outputting images, PDF files, Flash Movies, and text via HTML. I would recommend you start with Java and then move on to PHP. In my experience they flow better this way. Also having a good understanding of Java gives you a leg-up learning software coding languages in the future if you have an interest.
Every ten minutes or so, stop and look at your hand. If you are gripping to tightly drop the pen. If you need to stretch a little bit and then pick up the pen making sure that you are holding it correctly If you catch yourself holding the pen tightly, drop it, stretch if necessary and then begin again.
After The Fair
After Your Test 1. Stretch Again Just like exercise most long term problem develop during the resting period. Make sure that you stretch the following day and maybe every day to prevent any cramping in the future. Other than that relax and celebrate, you just wrote a great essay!
Hopefully this article answered some of the questions you may have had and gets you on your way to being a first class programmer and web developer. You can choose to learn these different languages on your own (there are tons of tutorials scattered throughout the web. However if you prefer the classroom or hope to make this a future career you will want to of find a degree like Computer Programming (AAS) where they will teach you these skills and hand you a diploma.
XHTML/HTML5 HTML (hypertext markup language) is the backbone of your website. Web documents contain three main sections: the head, the title, and the body. These sections are written in HTML. The head includes the webpage's identifying information. Search Engine's like Google are only capable of reading the HTML of a website. The head section of the webpage is essential if you want your website to show up in Google's results page. The title is what appears in the browser's URL tab and is what your website will be known as throughout the internet. The body is where the content visible to visitors is written. Text and graphics can be adjusted using HTML tags (commands).
HTML acts as the organizational framework for your website and while there are many other computing languages that are growing in the web development world HTML will still be around for a long time. You don't necessarily have to write all of your own code. By understanding the language framework and accompanying tags you can view the source page of websites and borrow pieces of code in order to have similar results on your website.
When learning HTML I would recommend learning XHMTL first. XHTML is an older version of the language that required stricter adherence to its rules. This will help you get in the habit of writing clear and easily navigable code. Once you feel comfortable move on to HTML5 (the newest rendition) which adds some nice perks to the language and relaxes the rules a bit.
Some examples of comfortable pens may include: EZgrip, Pilot G2s, Pentel Energels, pilot's Dr Grip, UGLee pens, or even purchasing add on grips to your normal pen. Shop around and find what you prefer.
Make sure to dress the part. Look professional and hirable. Some students wander through the fair dressed casually talking to companies.
2. Learn How to Hold it I am not referring to the exact finger position that you hold your pen in, people seem to get along fine in different ways. The important part of your grip is the pressure. This includes both the pressure of our fingers on the pen and the pressure of the pen on the paper. Make sure to hold the pen in a loose grip while you write. Practice holding the pen loosely, almost to the point where it will fall from your hand. The less pressure your fingers place on the pen the less stress the tendons of your hand will be. Next make sure that you press lightly on the paper. Having the smooth pen as mentioned previously helps with this. If you take a pen in a loose grip and press hard on the paper with it your fingers will slip. To make up for this you end up tightening your grip and then we are back to the original problem. So make sure not only to have a loose grip but to press lightly on the paper. Stressing your hand less means less cramping.
Java & PHP I am lumping these two languages together because they are the key languages for dynamic web pages and are interchangeable at times (you can use either one to get very similar effects). Dynamic web pages include things like games, chat abilities, image viewing, interactive apps or advertisements. Java was originally developed for software and in-browser applets and has become a key infrastructure for web apps. Java shares many similarities to C++ (which can be a nice benefit if want to learn different languages in the future). Java allows the same program to be executed on different operating systems. No need to fear if a Mac, Linux, or Microsoft user makes their way to your website. Java contains build in support and is easy to use.
There are plenty of tutorials available online and Java itself is not difficult to learn comparably. PHP (Hypertext PreProcessor) was developed around the same time as Java and was built specifically for the web as it runs server-side and is embedded in the html pages. Just like Java, dynamic content can be written. PHP also can be used in collecting data and tracking cookies. Although PHP has other uses like desktop applications its strength lies primarily in the web.
Similar to Java PHP can also be used across all the major operating systems. You will most likely be using PHP for outputting images, PDF files, Flash Movies, and text via HTML. I would recommend you start with Java and then move on to PHP. In my experience they flow better this way. Also having a good understanding of Java gives you a leg-up learning software coding languages in the future if you have an interest.
Every ten minutes or so, stop and look at your hand. If you are gripping to tightly drop the pen. If you need to stretch a little bit and then pick up the pen making sure that you are holding it correctly If you catch yourself holding the pen tightly, drop it, stretch if necessary and then begin again.
After The Fair
After Your Test 1. Stretch Again Just like exercise most long term problem develop during the resting period. Make sure that you stretch the following day and maybe every day to prevent any cramping in the future. Other than that relax and celebrate, you just wrote a great essay!
Hopefully this article answered some of the questions you may have had and gets you on your way to being a first class programmer and web developer. You can choose to learn these different languages on your own (there are tons of tutorials scattered throughout the web. However if you prefer the classroom or hope to make this a future career you will want to of find a degree like Computer Programming (AAS) where they will teach you these skills and hand you a diploma.
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