DEV Community: Àáýűšh Ŕijåĺ

Letting Flexbox Do the Work

Àáýűšh Ŕijåĺ — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:19:41 +0000

Stayed in Flexbox territory today. Still no shortcuts.

Worked with a constrained container and let Flexbox push back.
Played with flex-wrap, gaps, and alignment to see how items behave when space runs out.
Then added a media query and watched the same layout reorganize itself instead of breaking.

Seeing how one container rule can completely change the layout made things click.
Flexbox isn’t about forcing positions—it’s about setting conditions and letting the system respond.

Day 2 of Posting — Flexbox Deep Dive

Àáýűšh Ŕijåĺ — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:26:40 +0000

Stayed in Flexbox territory today. No shortcuts.

Tweaked flex-direction, justify-content, align-items until I could predict what happens before refreshing.
Broke layouts on purpose, fixed them, repeated.

CSS layout isn’t memorization. It’s observation + prediction + correction. One tweak at a time.

Day 1 of Posting — HTML & CSS

Àáýűšh Ŕijåĺ — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:01:27 +0000

Jumped into HTML & CSS through project-based learning.

Rewrote my portfolio using semantic HTML (section, footer, headings`).

Played with box model — padding = inside, margin = outside.

Started flexbox — flex-direction, justify-content, align-items. Shrinking container finally made it click visually.

Building, breaking, observing.

Continuing My Web Development Journey — Learning in Public on dev.to

Àáýűšh Ŕijåĺ — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:35:09 +0000

For the past few months, I had to step away from coding due to entrance exams and college preparation. That phase demanded most of my time and focus, so learning and sharing progress naturally took a back seat.

Now that things have settled, I’m back — and restarting my web development journey with a clearer head and better intent.

Earlier, I had already covered a good portion of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript fundamentals:

HTML structure, semantic tags, forms, media

CSS basics to advanced topics like Flexbox, Grid, transitions, variables, media queries

JavaScript fundamentals including variables, conditionals, loops, functions, arrays, DOM basics, and events

After the break, instead of rushing forward, I decided to briefly revisit JavaScript fundamentals. Not because I was starting from zero, but because refreshing the basics builds confidence and avoids gaps later when things get more complex.

I was initially sharing this journey on X (Twitter), but my account is currently under suspension due to login issues. Rather than waiting indefinitely, I decided to move to dev.to and continue learning in public here — consistently and without interruptions.