About this episode

This session is for Mapbox users who are new to web development and building web maps. Even if you're an experienced geographer or cartographer, you might be new to writing (and debugging) HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code. 

This session will help you become familiar with reading code, browsing Mapbox GL JS documentation, and troubleshooting basic problems by reading error messages in your web browser.

You’ll learn how to...

• Read HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code line-by-line
• Find and fix code errors using your web browser and a text editor
• Search through Mapbox GL JS documentation to find answers

Tools we will use...

• Web browser of your choice (ie, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
• Text editor of your choice (ie, Sublime, Atom, Notepad, TextEditor)
• This sample code full of typos, syntax errors, and common Mapbox GL JS mistakes