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Bought a Raspberry Pi and things escalated from there. RetroPie, then RaspberryPi Zero built into an Xbox controller that connects directly to the TV with HDMI to play RetroPie like an Atari, and eventually CloneHero on my Mac.

CMS is important for clients, Wordpress isn't the best. Yada yada yada.

Everyone: Whats the best way to learn to code? What should I learn first? I want to change careers to programming. 1 month later, Everyone: What's the best way learn the harmonica? I'm going to go onto America's Got Talent one day.

Code, the great equalizer... ish. Its like learning how to speak a language and then being on the same level as the best or worst rapper and the best and worst novelist, and a baby, all at once. Maybe it makes more sense if you read the post...

Personal projects, after work, if chosen wisely will keep your fire and passion burning. Here are a few things I've learned that help finding and starting side projects.

Found a real world application for coding. Solved a friend's business problem. Made money. Learned a ton.

I got college degrees and debt but no job/career. My job made me physically sick so a friend mentored me and within 4 months I got my first dev job!

Literally the first real blog post. Literally, as in writing.