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Tango0118 Feb 2021 1:23 p.m. PST

"Teaching a man to fish is overrated.

A long time ago, I set out to build myself a portfolio website. I lacked even the most basic skills to accomplish the task, but luckily I was friends with a talented web designer, and he agreed to teach me to code. He never seemed to get around to it, though; after many long months of waiting, I ended up googling "how to build an html website." I clicked the links, followed the tutorials, and before too long, I had a functioning website, with all the garish colors and font choices one might expect of a fledgeling web designer.

But making changes to the website was a time-consuming process, and some things I wanted to accomplish (rounded corners! drop shadows!) were still beyond the scope my knowledge. I went to my web designer friend again; he mentioned CSS (a language that allows sweeping design changes to be made to an entire website with a few keystrokes, and unlocks a whole world of nifty design hacks). Again, he agreed to help me…."
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Personal logo Murphy Sponsoring Member of TMP18 Feb 2021 2:35 p.m. PST

There's a lot to say about this article and this author, and common sense tells me to keep my mouth shut.

Perris070718 Feb 2021 7:58 p.m. PST

So what happens if you teach yourself, how to teach yourself, how to fish?

mildbill19 Feb 2021 7:02 a.m. PST

I see few teachers that are not lazy in todays system.

dapeters19 Feb 2021 10:52 a.m. PST

Some folks are gifted students most are not.

Tango0119 Feb 2021 1:09 p.m. PST

(smile)


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