# Understanding The Power of Coding: How I Plan to Use My Coding Skills

I wanted to understand what I'd done. <a href="https://limaautorepair.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">I built my first business website</a> for a local mechanic. I created 3 static pages, wrote the copy on every page and included 3 free blog posts, all my original content. I thought it would be easy because I was using wordpress.com, the free user friendly platform for beginners. I quickly realized I had no idea what the hell I was doing. It was an arduous process, but I delivered, to the best of my newbie abilities.

My plan was, and still is, to reflect on the process and find ways to improve. Ironically, a few days ago, I stumbled on a website <a href="https://www.thinkful.com/" target="_blank"> thinkful.com.</a> I thought is was built with such careful attention to detail, I was going to do a review. 

This morning I went back to the site, I was going to prepare notes for my post. As I looked through the site I found a coding bootcamp class. UX/UI Design Bootcamp, I'd never heard of UX design, so I Googled it. Low and behold it was the answer to my question. 

I wanted a better way to approach website design, that included an understanding of the customer experience. This was exactly what I had in mind. 

A bit more research led me to actual sites that are set up just for building these dynamic websites. <a href="https://www.contentful.com/" target="_blank"> Contentful.com</a>, <a href="https://www.notion.so/" target="_blank"> Notion.so</a>, <a href="https://webflow.com/" target="_blank">Webflow.com</a> and a few other cool sites, that promote the customer experience through design. I choose Webflow. I am excited to start a new project with a performance tool that will help me design with purpose. 

This week I discovered part of my coding purpose, is using code to give life to invisible ideas. 

Some other things I learned this week:

- take notes and memorize as much code as possible

- understand what each coding element does

- <a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org" target="_blank"></a>**freeCodeCamp.org,** has amazing safety features.


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I accidentally hit the wrong button to submit my work and the warning above appeared. This thoughtful feature, saved me from re-doing a ton of work. I appreciate these safeguards. 

It was a great week in coding!