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When I was 12 (18 now) I decided to make a website for my boy scout troop and I ran Microsoft Frontpage and used GoDaddy and got a website up. It was something

When I was 12 (18 now) I decided to make a website for my boy scout troop and I ran Microsoft Frontpage and used GoDaddy and got a website up. It was something about putting something I made online and being able to access it anywhere that really drew me in to the web world. I haven't stopped from there and have been very successful in my endeavors since then. I am living in a downtown apartment working for myself doing things I love after just graduating high school. Sadly but truly not many people my age can say that, especially around here (in the south.) All that to say, it was an awesome feeling at age 12 having something online and being proud of something I made. From there it never stopped and really grew into a passion I hope to carry for a lifetime.

Lost_BiomedE 15y ago
You get a similar feeling when seeing your tangible product's first run or seeing it on the shelf in the wild. It is more than a feeling of accomplishment but a feeling of creation.
kiba 15y ago
I have a similar experience and is in almost exact same situation as you except I just lost my programming job because they have no work for me.
tikhonj 15y ago
Heh, that's almost exactly how I started: making websites using Frontpage for school. For some reason, we had a really thick Frontpage book lying around at home; I found it fascinating. My designs back in the day involved animated backgrounds, unstoppable music and weird fonts. I even hacked together my own version of @font-face where the visitor would download and install the font manually... Fun times. It's really reassuring to hear of other people with similar experiences, especially those my age. There is nothing comparable to knowing what you want to do in life and being able to enjoy it immediately. I really hope you continue to be successful and go on to build many cool things.
baby 15y ago
Ahhh frontpage, we never think about it when we talk about microsoft failures.

Lost_BiomedE 15y ago

You get a similar feeling when seeing your tangible product's first run or seeing it on the shelf in the wild. It is more than a feeling of accomplishment but a feeling of creation.

kiba 15y ago

I have a similar experience and is in almost exact same situation as you except I just lost my programming job because they have no work for me.

tikhonj 15y ago

Heh, that's almost exactly how I started: making websites using Frontpage for school. For some reason, we had a really thick Frontpage book lying around at home; I found it fascinating. My designs back in the day involved animated backgrounds, unstoppable music and weird fonts. I even hacked together my own version of @font-face where the visitor would download and install the font manually... Fun times. It's really reassuring to hear of other people with similar experiences, especially those my age. There is nothing comparable to knowing what you want to do in life and being able to enjoy it immediately. I really hope you continue to be successful and go on to build many cool things.

baby 15y ago

Ahhh frontpage, we never think about it when we talk about microsoft failures.