{"id":8,"date":"2023-09-25T18:14:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T22:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wcet.waketech.edu\/abthomas3\/web250\/wordpress\/?p=8"},"modified":"2023-09-28T12:32:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:32:56","slug":"three-things-i-love-about-being-a-web-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wcet.waketech.edu\/abthomas3\/web250\/wordpress\/three-things-i-love-about-being-a-web-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Things I Love About Being a Web Developer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.”<\/em><\/p>\nNeil Gaiman<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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To begin with, everything<\/strong>. And I truly mean everything. I love the sheer breadth and variety of what \u201cweb development\u201d encompasses. For every new topic or process I start to learn, there are myriad rabbit holes of related knowledge to dig into, and better yet, the tools with which to do so are constantly evolving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Is it overwhelming as a student? Heck yes<\/em> it is, but that\u2019s what\u2019s so exciting. My brain gets bored not just with repetition, but with completion. I\u2019m the most excited when there\u2019s still more to learn. In my former career<\/a> as a woodworker, I thrived the most in shops where there was always a new problem to solve, process to optimize, or tool to add to my belt. I\u2019m over the moon about how endless the digital equivalent of those opportunities will be in this field, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Breadth and variety are also what inform my second favorite thing about web development \u2013 creativity. For any one goal there are so many different ways to get there. The most effective solutions tend to be artful, and I\u2019m not just talking about CSS tricks or even front-end development necessarily. It inherently requires creative thinking to make effective decisions in everything from data structures to DOM manipulation. The difference between endless spaghetti code and an efficient, performant script, is all about the intersection of comprehension and creativity. Those little moments while I\u2019m coding when a more eloquent solution suddenly becomes apparent are an absolute thrill. They tell me I\u2019m making progress and get me excited for whatever little revelation might come next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


More than anything, though, I love the potential for the web to be a more equitable space. I happen to check a few boxes that have often left me feeling like a square peg in a world full of round holes. It\u2019s frustrating! And tiring. And sometimes downright dangerous. So, to whatever extent I\u2019m able, I\u2019m determined to contribute toward the prioritization of accessibility and inclusion. Web developers have this amazing ability to make life a little easier for everybody with the stroke of a few keys. What\u2019s not to love about that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For more musings from an eager noob, see my post on “Choosing a Theme<\/a>“. There were ups, there were downs, and plenty of considerations and lessons learned in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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