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Capstone builds: Personal profile

A profile should introduce its subject, expose relevant work, and provide clear navigation rather than a collection of unlabeled boxes.

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Build personal profile
Build this first target: <main>; <h1> inside <main> containing “Alex — learning in public”; <p> inside <main> containing “Documenting practical systems work.”. Inspect the structure before checking the lesson.
Hint & worked example
A profile should introduce its subject, expose relevant work, and provide clear navigation rather than a collection of unlabeled boxes.
The requested elements, attributes, content, and hierarchy exist outside comments.
```
<main><h1>Alex — learning in public</h1><p>Documenting practical systems work.</p></main>
```
Common mistake to avoid: A visual appearance alone guarantees the intended HTML meaning.
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Extend the personal profile example
Extend your file to include: <main>; <h1> inside <main> containing “Alex — learning in public”; <p> inside <main> containing “Documenting practical systems work.”; <section> inside <main>; <h2> inside <section> containing “Projects”; <article> inside <section>; <h3> inside <article> containing “Log explorer”; <p> inside <article> containing “A browser training exercise.”. Inspect the structure before checking the lesson.
Hint & worked example
A profile should introduce its subject, expose relevant work, and provide clear navigation rather than a collection of unlabeled boxes.
The requested elements, attributes, content, and hierarchy exist outside comments.
```
<main><h1>Alex — learning in public</h1><p>Documenting practical systems work.</p><section><h2>Projects</h2><article><h3>Log explorer</h3><p>A browser training exercise.</p></article></section></main>
```
Common mistake to avoid: Replacing semantic elements with generic divs automatically improves accessibility.
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Verify the complete personal profile pattern
Finish the pattern with: <main>; <h1> inside <main> containing “Alex — learning in public”; <p> inside <main> containing “Documenting practical systems work.”; <section> inside <main>; <h2> inside <section> containing “Projects”; <article> inside <section>; <h3> inside <article> containing “Log explorer”; <p> inside <article> containing “A browser training exercise.”; <a> inside <article> (href="/unix/") containing “Try the UNIX labs”. Inspect the structure before checking the lesson.
Hint & worked example
A profile should introduce its subject, expose relevant work, and provide clear navigation rather than a collection of unlabeled boxes.
The requested elements, attributes, content, and hierarchy exist outside comments.
```
<main><h1>Alex — learning in public</h1><p>Documenting practical systems work.</p><section><h2>Projects</h2><article><h3>Log explorer</h3><p>A browser training exercise.</p><a href="/unix/">Try the UNIX labs</a></article></section></main>
```
Common mistake to avoid: A visual appearance alone guarantees the intended HTML meaning.

Understand the pattern

A profile should introduce its subject, expose relevant work, and provide clear navigation rather than a collection of unlabeled boxes.

Misconceptions to reject

A visual appearance alone guarantees the intended HTML meaning.
Replacing semantic elements with generic divs automatically improves accessibility.

The preview is a sanitized subset, not a full browser compatibility test.

Worked example and expected result

<main><h1>Alex — learning in public</h1><p>Documenting practical systems work.</p><section><h2>Projects</h2><article><h3>Log explorer</h3><p>A browser training exercise.</p><a href="/unix/">Try the UNIX labs</a></article></section></main>

A profile should introduce its subject, expose relevant work, and provide clear navigation rather than a collection of unlabeled boxes.

Try a variation

Adapt the final example to a different project name while retaining its structure and relationships. A different context still needs a real browser and accessibility check.

Explain it

Which statement correctly explains personal profile?Replacing semantic elements with generic divs automatically improves accessibility.A profile should introduce its subject, expose relevant work, and provide clear navigation rather than a collection of unlabeled boxes.A visual appearance alone guarantees the intended HTML meaning.

Apply it elsewhere

You reuse personal profile in a different project. What must still be verified?The meaning, relationships, and accessible names in the new document.Nothing; passing a single exercise guarantees every future use.Only whether the source code has the same number of lines.

Keep the momentum.

Complete the lab, then explain and apply the pattern.

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