Site coding progress main issue

[fdoflorenzano]

This issue serves as the main summary reference that holds a list of TO-DOs for big sections or pages in The Coding Train site. It also holds references to internal and external references that relate to the project.

References

• Current The Coding Train site
• Current content repo for site
• Wireframes Figma file
• Data Taxonomy
• Current visual designs

Language

To be completed by Coding Train team

• Proposed language for tracks and challenges #56
• Showcase Station #72

Content

To be completed by Coding Train team

• "help maintain the website" guide content #88
• Passenger showcase guide content #87
• "Topics" for all challenges and tracks #128
• Finalize Acknowledgements #131
• Fix topic and language tags in videos and tracks #122
• Footer Content etc #50
• About Page #51
• Content Directory organization #55
• FAQ content and content loading #77
• Homepage design #92
• Get started guide content #79
• Tracks, Challenges, FAQ, Guide pages' descriptions #80

Pages

To be completed by DSI team

• Tests for content structure and file content #44
• Review front-end design and lighthouse report #121
• Homepage #112
• 404 page #111
• Updates to footer based on new content #84
• Single video page #27
• Single challenge page #29
• About page #31
• Create tag element in back-end for topics and languages
• Tracks page #26
• Challenges page #28
• FAQs page #30
• Get started guide #109
• Guide pages #76

Other functionality

To be completed by both DSI team and Coding train team

• Coding Train Character Illustrations #78
• Side Track Chapters #85
• Improved semantic HTML #120
• Content structure guide for Coding Train Team
• Languages and Topics #61
• Design for example code accompanying each video #57
• Some more thoughts about references <-> related videos #63
• MD/MDX guide loading and page creation
• Track Overview Scrolling #46
• Add share video functionality

After launch

• Embedded YouTube player aspect ratio #52
• Revisit adding images to references/related content links #69
• Time of day changes on homepage scene
• Sorting tracks
• Sorting challenges
• Showing multiple featured challenges in challenges/
• Passenger Showcase/Contributions gallery
• Archive page? #81
• Passenger Showcase Submission Process #86

[shiffman]

Here are some comments / thoughts on the issues below for the Coding Train Team to tackle this week!

• Tests for content structure and file content #44

Can you elaborate on what you need from the Coding Train team? Is it just related to finalizing #55 so that the tests can be completed? Or should someone from CT take a look at developing the tests?

• Passenger showcase guide content #87

Before we can generate this, I think we maybe we need a meeting/discussion on finalizing the process for the Passenger Showcase submissions? We had talked about having a feature for the site that includes form for submission that generates a pull request (in addition to the option of making a pull request). Is that still a possibility?

• "help maintain the website" guide content #88

@klinegareth is this something you think you might be able to take a stab at? I'd also be glad for DSI to generate a first draft based on your knowledge of developing the website and we can edit from there?

• About Page #51
• Footer Content etc #50
• FAQ content and content loading #77
• Homepage content
• Get started guide content #79
• Tracks, Challenges, FAQ, Guide pages' descriptions #80

ok, @elizabethslash @klinegareth and I will put our heads together to get these going!

[augustkline]

@shiffman I definitely can do that, are there any things in particular that should be included?

[fdoflorenzano]

• Tests for content structure and file content #44

Can you elaborate on what you need from the Coding Train team? Is it just related to finalizing #55 so that the tests can be completed? Or should someone from CT take a look at developing the tests?

Sorry that was a mistake. I already moved it to our side.

• Passenger showcase guide content #87

Before we can generate this, I think we maybe we need a meeting/discussion on finalizing the process for the Passenger Showcase submissions? We had talked about having a feature for the site that includes form for submission that
generates a pull request (in addition to the option of making a pull request). Is that still a possibility?

We should definitely meet to talk about it! Just reach out to schedule a call. We think it's very much a possibility.

• "help maintain the website" guide content #88

@klinegareth is this something you think you might be able to take a stab at? I'd also be glad for DSI to generate a first draft based on your knowledge of developing the website and we can edit from there?

Well in a way there already a MD file that explains the content directories, that could be used as a base for this. I'm not sure I would be able to take a stab at it soon. @klinegareth if you do start working on it, please let me know and where (in which branch) so that if I have some time this week I can work in the same place.

[shiffman]

Great! I've assigned @klinegareth to #88. I'll take on #87 after we meet and in collaboration with @elizabethslash!

[shiffman]

@shiffman I definitely can do that, are there any things in particular that should be included?

We can discuss in more detail at our next meeting but I would think of it as essentially a training manual if someone were to take over the content porting and video page creating that you have been doing? Maybe a little bit of how the site was designed and built too (which @fdoflorenzano can help with?)

[elizabethslash]

@shiffman @fdoflorenzano @bravomartin Here's my copy for the 404 page: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11wY9ACd1nPLYl4-UIEQDjnCThZZqjad_mOPevlRtLDQ/edit?usp=sharing

[shiffman]

Hi @runemadsen @bravomartin and @fdoflorenzano! As you can see I'm going through all the issues and pull requests today for the website. Nothing here is urgent but I thought I would comment on some of the remaining items on the list here that @fdoflorenzano put together. I'm happy to this "summary" issue be closed and move to specific issue threads to discuss each item if that is preferable.

Tracked in separate issues:

• "Topics" for all challenges and tracks #128
• Finalize Acknowledgements #131

Completed?

• Tests for content structure and file content #44

For discussion (open new issue?)

Time of day changes on homepage scene

This would be fun to do still! CT team could take it over if you prefer?

Sorting tracks

Discuss in #417?

Sorting challenges

Discuss in #283?

Showing multiple featured challenges in challenges

I don't recall why we had this on the list, I think we can skip, but happy to discuss!

Passenger Showcase/Contributions gallery

I would LOVE to have a dedicated showcase page for all submissions. How realistic is this to develop? Shall I open a new issue to discuss?

[bravomartin]

Agree. lets close this issue, and add a new issue for your last item: Creating a showcase page for all submissions.
The rest in your list seem to be reflected in other issues.

In general I think it would be great if CT team takes over, and we will be happy to provide support and help out as needed.