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The Benefits of Being Self Taught

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

school chalkboard

It’s easy to sometimes wonder what would have been had I realized my passion for technology and design at a younger age and took a more traditional academic route to build my skills. But those thoughts usually creep in on bad days, during a difficult project or when I’m searching for answers or help with some aspect that’s become a challenge.

Most days, I have no problem with the fact that I’m mostly self taught, in fact I’m proud of the fact and at times wonder if this hasn’t actually helped with some of the issues I’ve faced while working. (more…)

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Old School

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Not too long ago, I was talking to a friend I hadn’t seen in a while about web design. He asked if I was using Dreamweaver and I said yes but that I still did a lot of hand coding.

“What – who hand codes?” he asked, sounding almost offended and very sure I was doing something stupid and wrong
But I had to reply emphatically, “I do!” (more…)

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