In this meeting, the State Changers worked on putting together an image carousel with a unique design, where the information from a series of thumbnails is inserted into a large box. The discussion focused on how to move this information efficiently and successfully. They specifically explored how to move text into different boxes, change the z-index, and transition the opacity.
The team found that the slideshow metaphor didn't fit their needs as they were creating a master-detail view. The meeting focused on breaking down the problem into separate concerns and proposed creating an update function that accepts an index value. This function would then update the content in the 'hero' section, based on the index passed to it. Once they had an understanding of the basic architecture of the function, the attention shifted to debugging lines of code and ensuring that the function was able to efficiently update the display based on data pulled from the slides. They also ensured that the slide index would reset after reaching the end, creating an infinite carousel effect. One issue they faced was ensuring that the script ran only after data was downloaded, necessitating moving function calls to a later point in the script after data retrieval. Pagination also came up as a potential issue to consider for performance, though the team agreed to start with a large amount of data and adjust as needed. The primary tools discussed and used in the session included Google's suite of web tools and the online jQuery library. However, other tools like Xano, Zeno, and WeWeb that might be relevant to people interested in this meeting might include, but are not limited to, tools for developing front-end web interfaces, managing databases, and integrating applications.
(Source: Office Hours 9/30 )
