Is there anything those of us not studying Python and without a computer programmer in the house can do to further this cause?
It's clear to me that 90% of the work for this is going to have little to do with me as far as actual prduction of content goes. I'm wondering if there is something less technical out there for me to tap into. Or else a window I can crawl through that will allow me to ease into knowledge of code. Collin mentioned learning HTML from looking at source code and then checking that against the webpage itself. That sounds more up my alley but I dont know how to find a source code.
Glad we have Jeremy and Dan and Kevin and Hugh working on this thing. Pros and virtuosos are what we most need. I'm trying to find an entry level position here, hauling little bundles of code from this stack to the other one.
RE: Not too hopeful but...
Josh -
No worries, mate. We're in this together. Learning together. Don't write yourself off. It's the aptitude to learn and the excitement, as Jeremy mentioned, to tackle this open source project and take gadgetland for Christ. If you're willing read books, online resources, or simply play around with code snippet examples, you have the ability to be as much of a pro as anyone else.
But, as a quick response to your q, you find the source code to a webpage by selecting the 'View' drop down menu in your web browser (ie. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape Navigator [wait, does anyone even use that anymore?], etc.) and select 'Source' or 'Page Source' if you're using firefox. You should see a new window open. If you're in Internet Explorer (IE), it will be a bunch of text with HTML tags <> but not much formatting in a Notepad window. If you're in Firefox, it will open in a new window, the text will contain HTML tags <>, and it will be formatted in a tabbed and color coded fasion. I'm sure you could google around for some templates, samples, etc. online of html code. One I just happen to stumble upon is http://www.htmldog.com/guides/htmlbeginner/.
In fact, I remember going to a Lord's day at the Daly's when I was in junior high or high school and Kevin was probably in elementary, but he was creating all sorts of html designs back in the day. So he's got a few years under his belt. I'd bet he might have some resources that he could point you.
Send me an email about what's new in Allendale when you have a chance. Or maybe we'll run into each other over the holidays. I'm praying for your Dad and family.
Your brother,
Hugh
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also
Dan Ficker also mentioned the Web Development Toolbar for firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/60/. There is a feature that lets you edit the html for a website live and see the changes instantly.