Okay, here’s my attempt at writing a blog post like that, focusing on building a “Jan’s Health Bar” (whatever that might be!):
Alright, so I had this idea, right? Jan needed a “health bar.” Don’t ask why. Just… Jan needed one. So I was like, “Okay, cool, I can probably whip something up.” I mean, how hard could it be?
First, I grabbed my laptop. Essential, obviously. Then I needed to figure out what the heck this health bar even was. Was it for a game? Was it, like, a physical thing? Turns out, it was supposed to be a visual thing on a screen. Phew, that’s easier.
Brainstorming and Sketching
I started sketching some stuff out on a piece of paper. Yep, good old-fashioned paper. I drew a rectangle. Revolutionary, I know. Inside the rectangle, I drew another, smaller rectangle. This would be the actual “health” part, and it would get smaller as Jan’s “health” went down.
I thought about colors next. Red seemed too… aggressive. I went with a nice, soothing green. When the health gets low, it could fade to yellow, then maybe orange. No red though. Too dramatic.
Choosing My Tools
I decided to used JavaScript for the first time, I mean, why not? I’ve always wanted to try it, seems fun, plus It seemed like the easiest way to make this thing interactive. I wanted the health bar to change when I, you know, did stuff to it.
Making It
Started simple, just put basic HTML on there, and a box. Made the box green.
Then I thought about how to make it work, added some JavaScript code to make it go down when I click a button.
- First, I created a button.
- Then I made JavaScript look for that button
- Every time you click the button, it does a thing!
That thing, it turns out, was making the health go down by 10 points. It worked! I mean, it wasn’t pretty, but it worked!
The Result
I’m still messing with it, don’t let me lie to you. It’s pretty basic. But hey, it’s a functional health bar. Jan seemed happy with it, which is the main thing. Maybe later I’ll add some fancy animations or something. Or maybe I’ll just leave it as is. Who knows! It was a fun little project, though.
