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  Brian Muniz Silveira•200

  @BrianMunizSilveira

  Posted 7 months ago

  Code Review and Suggestions

  Positive Highlights:

  1. Clean and Simple Design: The code effectively uses flexbox for layout and keeps the styles minimalistic yet functional.
  2. Font Import: Correct use of Google Fonts ensures a polished typography style.
  3. Responsive Approach: The centering of the main content ensures a good base for responsiveness.

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  Suggested Improvements:

  1. HTML Structure

  • Heading Tag Mismatch: The <h3> tag should close with </h3>, not </h1>. This mismatch could cause rendering or SEO issues.

    <h3>Improve your front-end skills by building projects</h3>
  

  • Alt Text Description: Improve the alt text to be more descriptive for accessibility.

  <img src="./images/image-qr-code.png" alt="QR code linking to Frontend Mentor website">
  

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  2. CSS Adjustments

  • Font Family Declaration: Update the font-family declaration to include fallbacks and match the imported font name.

  body {
      font-family: "Outfit", sans-serif;
  }
  

  • Use Variables for Colors: Define colors in CSS variables to ensure consistency and ease of updates.

  :root {
      --bg-color: hsl(212, 45%, 89%);
      --text-color: hsl(216, 15%, 48%);
      --heading-color: hsl(218, 44%, 22%);
      --container-bg: #fff;
  }
  body {
      background-color: var(--bg-color);
  }
  h3 {
      color: var(--heading-color);
  }
  p {
      color: var(--text-color);
  }
  

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  3. Accessibility

  • Semantic Improvements: Wrap the <section> in an <article> tag for better semantics since it represents standalone content.

  <article>
      <section class="container">
          <img src="./images/image-qr-code.png" alt="QR code linking to Frontend Mentor website">
          <div class="text">
              <h3>Improve your front-end skills by building projects</h3>
              <p>Scan the QR code to visit Frontend Mentor and take your coding skills to the next level.</p>
          </div>
      </section>
  </article>
  

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  4. Performance Enhancements

  • Preload Key Assets: Preload critical resources like fonts and images to improve loading speed.

  <link rel="preload" href="./images/image-qr-code.png" as="image">
  <link rel="preload" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Outfit:wght@400;700&display=swap" as="style">
  

  • Optimize Image Size: Ensure the QR code image is optimized for its displayed dimensions (288px × 288px) to reduce loading time.

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  5. Responsiveness

  • Add media queries for smaller screen sizes to ensure the container adjusts appropriately.

  @media screen and (max-width: 480px) {
      .container {
          width: 90%;
          padding: 20px;
      }
      img {
          width: 100%;
          height: auto;
      }
  }
  

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  6. Consistency and Maintainability

  • Remove Unnecessary Properties: The margin-top: auto; and margin-left: auto; in the body styles are redundant since flexbox centering handles alignment.

  body {
      background-color: var(--bg-color);
      font-family: "Outfit", sans-serif;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
      height: 100vh;
  }
  

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  Summary

  This is a solid implementation with good design principles. The suggested changes will improve accessibility, maintainability, and responsiveness while optimizing performance. Keep up the great work!

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