Okay, so “fast cars red,” huh? Sounds like a fun project. Let me tell you how I went about tackling this. It all started with a simple idea, I just wanted to see… well, fast red cars!
The Idea
First, I needed to figure out what exactly I was aiming for. Was it a game? A screensaver? Nah, I just wanted a simple display, something to throw up on a spare monitor.
Getting Started
I decided to keep it super basic. No fancy frameworks or anything. Just plain old HTML, CSS, and a touch of JavaScript. I figured that would be the easiest and quickest way to get this rolling.
The HTML Structure
The HTML was a breeze. A simple `div` to hold everything, and then…well, that was pretty much it! I knew I’d be adding the cars dynamically, so I didn’t need much in the HTML to start.
The structure looks like this:
<body>
<div id="container"></div>
</body>
Styling with CSS
Next up, the CSS. I needed to make sure the container took up the whole screen and set a dark background, you know, to make those red cars really pop. I also wanted to make sure everything was centered, because, aesthetics!
body {
margin: 0;
overflow: hidden; / Hide scrollbars /
background-color: #333; / Dark grey /
#container {
width: 100vw; / Full viewport width /
height: 100vh; / Full viewport height /
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
flex-wrap: wrap;
The Magic: JavaScript
Now for the fun part: JavaScript! I needed a way to add the cars to the screen. I went with a simple approach: I grabbed some images of fast red cars. I literally just Googled “fast red car” and saved a bunch of images.
Then, I created a JavaScript function to add a car image to the container. It was pretty straightforward:
function addCar() {
const container = *('container');
const img = *('img');
* = 'images/car' + *(*() 9) + '.jpg';//I had 9 images named car0 to car8
* = '200px'; // Set a reasonable size
* = 'auto';
*='10px';
*(img);
I created this function and just randomly assigned images to it, and set their size.
Making it Run
Finally, I needed to call this function repeatedly. I used `setInterval` to add a new car every, say, half a second. Just enough to fill the screen with red cars.
setInterval(addCar, 500);
The Result
And that’s it! I ran the code, and boom! My screen started filling up with fast red cars. Mission accomplished! It’s not the most sophisticated thing in the world, but it was a fun little project, and it did exactly what I wanted. I sat back, watched for a while, and then moved on to the next thing. Sometimes, the simple projects are the most satisfying.
Okay friends, grabbed my notebook and pen last month ’cause my summer clothes situation? Straight up depressing. Everything felt heavy, outdated, or just… meh....
