about
Started with
her passion for building websites. Margo spent many years in IT with NatWest and Coutts & Co. but by exploring her computing skills on the Apple Mac realised she could add most value in the online world. So she studied hard to learn the right skillset.
In addition to her BA Econ degree, Margo is proficient in various languages used for developing websites and has obtained certificates in Web Technologies and Advanced Website Development, as well as finishing top of her class at the rigorous London based bootcamp, Makers Academy.
Margo spent a year developing applications at Mint Digital and is now working in Digital Innovation at M&S.
Learned
to build a basic website, you really only need to know HTML. If you want to make it look nice, you need to know CSS. To make the page do fancy whizzy stuff like fades, sliders and rotating banners, you need jquery or javascript. To make it dynamic, you need to know a database language and a language to interact with the database.
And that's before you get into design, SEO and api's such as geolocation, twitter feeds and weather updates.You can learn most of this stuff online. The resources are endless and include online tutorials, downloadable pdfs and open source code. Here's a nod to a few really good ones. Feel free to contact margonline with any recommendations
- HTML and HTML5
HTML5 Foundations - PHP, MySQL and Javascript
Larry Ullman - CSS-Tricks
Chris Coyier - Stunning CSS3
by Zoe Gillingwater - Responsive Web Design
by Ethan Marcote - Up to date Front End Technologies
Front End Technologies - Wordpress
WordPress Codex
I am a Maker
Using MailChimp
more targeted email campaigns
2nd Mar, 2014
Surviving the First Year
Struggling with new concepts, tools, languages every day.
22nd Feb, 2014
Mint Challenge
Anything is possible
16th Feb, 2014
Custom Error Pages
Failing gracefully
26th Jan, 2014
Using the tools
Being a developer is more than just writing code.
19th Jan, 2014
Becoming a Maker
Ramping up the job search
Take advantage of every opportunity to talk to people
24th Nov, 2013
Technical Tests
First week after graduating from Makers Academy = short post
15th Nov, 2013
Graduation
Summing up the last 12 weeks
10th Nov, 2013
Deflated
What not to do when you release your project.
6th Nov, 2013
Gem build
Are things going too well?
5th Nov, 2013