Starting a dev journey

Source: Dev.to

Background

I’m a beginner, but not entirely a newbie. I learned BASIC in the 80s as a kid, HTML + CSS in my twenties, but then hardly did anything with code after that because I was focused on other things.

Now I’m at a point in my life where I can concentrate on learning to code, and I’m having fun with it. I have some apps I want to create and games I want to build—not necessarily to monetize them, but simply because I enjoy building things for the sake of creation. I also have personal independent research interests that would benefit from data‑analysis skills, and coding helps with that a great deal.

Current Situation

• Full‑time remote college student, living less than three miles from my university’s campus because I’m a hermit.
• Finishing a philosophy degree I started and paused two decades ago.
• Enrolled in CSC‑120, a general‑education elective for the degree, which covers Python programming. Having assignments and due dates keeps me actively working through the material.

Skill Refresh

• Working through projects on Frontend Mentor to polish my rusty HTML and CSS skills.
• Following gamified learning paths on Boot.dev to stay motivated and structured.

Goals

• Document my progress as I go.
• Share the small projects I complete, building up to larger and more complex endeavors.
• Ultimately tackle the ambitious projects that have been my dreams for a long time.