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Oh sorry, didn't mean to sound snarky. It was a genuine question. I was just wondering how reading HN had an impact on my parent poster in terms of "computer wo
by ntaso 13y ago
Oh sorry, didn't mean to sound snarky. It was a genuine question. I was just wondering how reading HN had an impact on my parent poster in terms of "computer words" or coding skills that he didn't understand before.
- MrJagil 13y agoHey ntaso, Actually I am now studying Computer Science as a minor (philosophy still being my major) at my university (we have a very flexible program here in Denmark). I find it very difficult, but also very rewarding. And yes, I actually have tried to learn to code. First through Zed Shaw's Python book, then through some youtube videos but the big hurdle for me has always been how to _publish_ my stuff. It's all great fun that I can make some command line stuff, or write some JS/HTML but I was never explained how to actually do all the basic steps of having a website. I.e. domain names, servers, everything. I felt like i was playing with legos by drawing them on paper.
- ntaso 13y agoNice :) Then good luck to your studies. You don't have to be a sysadmin to publish your stuff. If you have a few hours, try to get a VPS to mess around. Some hosters offer different software packages to start with. Install something like Debian in minimal version (no LAMP stack) and follow a few tutorials on how to install and configure Apache + SSL-certs, PHP, MySQL, configure sshd, maybe an FTP server and an email server. This will take some time in the beginning. You won't remember everything later and it's not important to internalize the Apache config. It's just to get a feel for the environment. The next time you have to publish something, you at least know that there's something like virtual hosts in Apache and roughly how to configure them. It's no magic ;)