Hello World

Hello World seemed like an appropriate first post since it's the de facto beginning for any programmer. A blog is supposed to answer questions people have about a subject. I guess if you happen to be reading this you have questions about software, data and or the web. Well, those topics are my passions, and I'm happy to write what I've learned about them. I hope this blog can answer some questions for you or at least point you in the right direction! The only other reason you'd be on this blog is that you are family and or a friend. In that case thanks for pretending all these years I wasn't too crazy to chase this silly dream of becoming a software engineer! You are good friends! :)

Now back to the primary audience. If you are interested in becoming a developer and or becoming a better one, my hope is to share some insight that took me years to understand and save you a bunch of time. That said, I'm only about 7000 hours into becoming a great software engineer, so by no means am I an expert! If I've learned anything about software development, it is that we all start out as an amateur at everything. Then after years of practice, we become an amateur at fewer things. In other words, there's always something new to learn in technology. But remember that amateurs have created some of the greatest inventions in technology.

To the reader thinking about maybe pursuing a career in software development, I'll leave you with this, becoming a professional computer programmer is a 100% learned skill. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. It isn't like becoming a professional athlete in the sense that your natural abilities limit entrance into the profession. It just takes time, practice and a genuine curiosity to learn to code. If you want to be a coder, then write code and lots of it! Learn everything you can about it and question all of it along the way. As many experts would tell you, "we all have to start somewhere." The point is to start!
Cheers.

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