The latest articles on DEV Community by Arnold Ndiwalana (@darkarnold). https://dev.to/darkarnold https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F178569%2F1acec9d0-16ca-4770-a760-44fd87676705.jpeg https://dev.to/darkarnold en Arnold Ndiwalana Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:32:27 +0000 https://dev.to/darkarnold/my-first-sprint-and-code-review-546 https://dev.to/darkarnold/my-first-sprint-and-code-review-546 <p>Hello, my name is Arnold Ndiwalana an aspiring software engineer and an undergraduate second-year student studying Information systems and Technology at Makerere University in Uganda. I have been a member of DEV Community for a year but this is my first post on DEV and my first attempt at writing an article. <br> I recently joined the Practicum Bootcamp and enrolled in the Web Development course in order to gain a hands-on learning experience on how it is done in a real work scenario. <br> Our first sprint was two weeks long and we covered flexbox, BEM methodology, and Git and we implemented the principles into practice.</p> <h2> Lessons learned </h2> <ol> <li>BEM methodology helps to make the naming of classes easier and breakdown the building of websites into components that can be reused in both the site and other projects.</li> <li>Writing clean and maintainable code that others can use.</li> <li>Use of semantic HTML to improve accessibility for users and improve optimization for search engines.</li> <li>Making mistakes is okay as long as you learn from them.</li> <li>Application of best practices that are used in the industry.</li> </ol> <p>Anyway, I hope to keep writing about my progress and hope you enjoy the article.</p> beginners webdev codenewbie