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Warning:This zone is a work in progress. Websites may have broken code, dead links, or worst of all: look bad.

I've never been a programmer, nor have I wanted to be one. Yet, the alure of computer science has been with me for a long time. After years of telling myself "I'm not smart enough to learn how to program", I decided I am smart enough to learn it. This whole website was designed to give me an outlet to learn web development. We're gonna have fun with it!!! While I'm still working on that, I have to keep myself busy with other side projects. So consider this a sub-blog focused on my struggles and triumphs with programming.

In Progress:

HTML & CSS
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Currently referencing: Learning Web Design by Jennifer Niederst Robbins.

9.23.26 - I've probably spent more time learning HTML & CSS than any other programming langauge. And before anyone comes at me (idk how you would) to say "HTML & CSS aren't programming languages!!!", you're correct but I don't care. So far, they make the most sense to me. They're compareable to LaTex in terms of readiablity for the average computer literate person.

This page (yes, the one you're reading right now) is a good testing ground for learning CSS. After learning about the details tag in HTML I got strangely excited for being able to make drop down menus. And look, now thanks to blockquote they're orange! Something else I'm interested in is the pre tag, especailly for writting small guides or lines of code for myself.

sed, awk, & grep

Currently referencing: sed & awk by Dale Dougherty & Arnold Robbins

9.23.26 - Maybe the most fun I've had learning something hyper specific in Linux? Successfuly executing a sed command feels like I'm referencing arcane magic. Sure I could use ctrl+f, but that wouldn't be nearly as exciting!

Python3

9.23.26 - I think I really hate Python. Something about it doesn't click with me. Maybe its the way I'm approaching it. Should I go back to basic?

I'll get here eventually.

PHP

9.23.26 - I think I would rather spend my efforts on Python here, but I want to get past HTML & CSS more than anything. From the surface, PHP seems like a good backend language for learning about databases. Not sure what kinda database I could come up with, but I'll figure something out.

Javascript

9.23.26 - Eventually I would like to make a photography portfolio website and Javascript seems like the best way to make that look pretty. From some brief expirements, the syntax looks managable but I've heard Javascript can be difficult over time.