Lab 10 Reflection

     Lab 10 was yet another lab where we had to debug a webpage given to us. This time, there were 3 individual images at the bottom that were supposed to each have a unique transition to another image, however, it was static. I, again, started off by examining the code and files and noticed that there was a cycle2 plugin that wasn't linked, so I did. I also noticed in the main script that the function to make the images transition was blank, so I had to search up the plugin itself to see the format for the transition code and put it into the script using each image's id as a selector. The transition still wouldn't work, however, and upon further inspection of the files, I noticed that there were plugins for individual transitions. I linked these plugins as well and the webpage finally worked.

     These skills are useful for a web designer because they help debug problems and achieve an intended functionality. There will often be times where the client wants something to happen on the site, like an animation or feature, but what is necessary to make it happen isn't there or there was a mistake somewhere in the code. This, obviously, will require looking into the code and seeing what's wrong but if you don't look in the right places or parts of the code most likely causing the problem, this can take a lot of time. This lab basically trains us to identify areas most likely relating to the problem, like the plugin folder or the lack proper links to certain scripts, and resolve the issue effectively.