I earned a Badge and created a JavaScript button...

Learning is best when it's fun and serves a purpose. Today was that day. Over the years, I have produced several websites, first in HTML, then with CSS however, JavaScript was a block, I didn't have the time to invest and didn't see the need and with WordPress, I didn't have the need...

Today was different, a gloriously free day, and I chose to try to build a button to play a random selection of MP3 files. I did get some help; ChatGPT gave me some pointers. The button had to be placed on a Google site, which introduced me to Google App Script and Google Cloud Storage buckets. The result, I was able to create a button and very pleased I am!

So what have I achieved?

1) A badge from Google for JavaScript - I'm not an expert, however, I can now understand the purpose and I'm well on the journey to JavaScript mastery

2) A button - give it a try from the URL below, it's nerdy but does what I need it to do, it might make you smile :-)

3) Finished off a Google site to assist with an old school scenario from Classic Traveller RPG that I'll be using as an introduction.

I've also learned a few things on the way. Learning is so much better when you:

1. Have a knowledge gap
2. Have quality time to focus
3. Have great material to assist
4. Help for a great teacher, and that teacher is AI.

What was also revelational today was the power of GenerativeAI...

• Using ChatGPT with a real purpose, to create something I needed, it delivered.
• Using GenAI text-to-speech to create the MP3 files - thank you, ElevenLabs
• Having a great place to study, thank you to my wife.

Button is done, links below and now time to enjoy this glorious day and a Belgium beer.

You can see the button in action or just paste the link below into a browser(it won't do anything bad!)

The Button

https://script.google.com/macros/s/AKfycbyQazMXejYotWAlfJNupG44Axqo9_UM71KvxSYOcGPyKtqL3Rm3hNNqfalnyNW9-VjqXg/exec

The button within Google sites