9/6/2024
TL;DR Heres what I learned:
- 1. Several coding languages are used in tandem with eachother
- 2. Coding is a LOT more than just typing into a Doc.
- 3. Pay attention to what everything does as you change it, or you'll have a hard time fixing it.
- 4. ChatGPT is a modern wonder.
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Alright, first day (technically 2nd day) of coding. What did I learn?
1st - I had no clue that you used several different coding languages in tandem. I was under the impression that you chose 1, and stuck to it. This site is purely HTML & CSS, but I'll be playing around with JS & maybe PHP in the future.
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2nd - I always looked at code as "type into mystery doc > website created". I never really thought about all the technical stuff in between those 2 destinations. Currently, this site is absolutely barebones. Just uploaded through some hosting service called Hostinger. Is it secure? No clue - but it's functional for the time being.
3rd - Make sure you know WHY you're changing code. I'm sure this isn't an issue for a senior dev, but I'll change something - and it might work at first - but then it screws up my format later on. It takes ages to figure out why its screwing up if you dont know what your code does to begin with.
4th - Use ChatGPT. Maybe its because of my naive beginnings - but ChatGPT solved a lot of my code problems in a reliable way. It's much easier to learn when you can nearly have a conversation with the bot telling you why the code does what it does.
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In conclusion - coding is a wonderfully irratating skill. It's extremely rewarding when your code works - but equally frustrating when it doesn't. I think thats a good thing though. It keeps it truly, genuinely, interesting.
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I'll likely leave this page exactly as is from now on - so I can have an accurate frame of reference from which to measure my growth.