Lessons
What I've Learned From Building This Site
March 30, 2026
Web development has changed quite a bit since I was in school learning it.
When I first started learning web development it was just the basic HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. I had zero clue about frameworks or things like Tailwind CSS or Bootstrap. My coding journey started with a bootcamp put on here in Central Arkansas called the Arkansas Coding Academy. This was hosted by the University of Central Arkansas. ASP.Net is where I started, but now things have progressed in a manner I don't know if anyone saw coming. This site is built using Next.js and the capabilities are insane. What would've taken someone days of staring at a screen and setting up can be done now in an hour or two. I'm pretty excited to see what I can do with this tech in the workplace. There are so many really cool applications it can be put towards.