February 1, 2026
🎓 What I Learned Today
💻 HTML, CSS & JavaScript
- Learned how HTML structures content (headings, buttons, links)
- Understood CSS styling (colors, fonts, animations, gradients) - Claude built it, I saw how it works
- Watched JavaScript add interactivity (button clicks, dynamic emojis)
- Studied working animations using @keyframes by reading the code
🌐 Domain Registration & DNS
- Independently registered hellooowwworld.com through Squarespace
- Followed Claude's guidance to configure nameservers
- Learned about DNS propagation through troubleshooting together
- Successfully connected custom domain to live website
🚀 Netlify Deployment
- Dragged and dropped files to deploy via Netlify (with much trial and error!)
- Debugged folder structure issues - Claude helped identify the problem
- Configured custom domain settings with step-by-step guidance
- Set up continuous deployment from GitHub together
🔧 GitHub Version Control
- Created my first GitHub repository
- Uploaded files and learned what commits are
- Connected GitHub to Netlify - Claude walked me through each step
- Now understand how auto-deploy works in professional workflows
🔗 Connecting Services Together
- Orchestrated Squarespace + Netlify + GitHub (with heavy guidance!)
- Learned how services communicate - Claude explained webhooks and APIs
- Built a real professional development pipeline by following instructions
- Understood the "why" behind each connection through collaboration
🐛 Debugging Like a Pro
- Hit 404 errors repeatedly - Claude helped diagnose file structure issues
- Figured out .html vs .txt file format problems together
- Worked through DNS configuration and deployment bugs as a team
- Learned that getting stuck and problem-solving IS the learning process