Centered on Myself – Commits and Conflicts

Commits and Conflicts, Episode 10: Centered on Myself. Four-panel comic strip; full transcript below.

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Paul can’t center one button. Nova can, once there’s nothing else on the page.

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Read the transcript

Panel 1: The Struggle

Paul: Twenty minutes… and I still can’t center this button.

Panel 2: The Expert

Nova: Stand back. I’m better at CSS.

Panel 3: Perfect Alignment

Nova: There! Perfectly centered.

Paul: Where’s my website?

Panel 4: Less Is Center

Nova: Everything else was throwing off the alignment.