Useful resources
Below is a list of reading material which can assist you during this challenge. The resources usually include official documentation, useful blog posts, basically anything that can be of a use
XKCD API
HTML
CSS
JS Classes
SuperAgent
Have you heard of XKCD? They are cool programming comics and have a REST API for them! In the XKCD API Challenge we will build a bit more complex UI, with more options for the user than before.
We will cover different scenarios of requests - e.g. request a comic by ID, a random one, next, previous, first and last one existing, - all of that with the help of API calls!
The more you have little parts in the application, the more you need to consider while building the interface and the logic behind it. This is a bit of a step-up comparing to the previous challenges, but nothing we cannot manage together.
What will you build?
General Info
- - The project comes with base files, enabling you to jump straight away to work with the API, without needing to deal with the setup, styling, etc.
- - Choose a way of learning/working that suits you most - whether it's building it all independently or using the base files, if it's coding along the YouTube video or just using it as guidance - there is no one right way to do it
- - Feel free to change up some things if you want to tailor the project to your liking, after all it's yours to play with and to add to your portfolio!
Should you have questions, check out the About Page for more information
Hints
Check the hints below when you feel stuck, it might be covered here! If what you're struggling with isn't covered, try to first go through the links in the useful resources section right above this one and search for an answer there. If no luck there as well - try researching on your own, or check the end result files or the YouTube video.
If you're facing an issue with registering event listeners, e.g. they aren't being called or you're getting an error, check out the first link about binding and "this".
In this challenge it's important to keep in my mind the limitations of the data the API serves. When working with getting a random, next or previous comics you'd need to consider the "limits" of those numbers.