Hi! Hope you're well.

• 👓 I'm Jeff Sikes
• 👾 I've been coding and tinkering since 1983
• 🌱 I’m currently learning about continuous development cycles and devops
• 🤔 I’m on Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@box464
• 💬 I'm on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsikes/
• 📫 How to reach me: https://box464.com

Advice to those new to programming

Make many mistakes, have fun, and never stop learning.

My first website was a Scooby Doo Fan Page on GeoCities. I made enough on ad revenue to buy a new computer and a digital camera that stored images on floppy disk. I was even featured in a book about GeoCities! While the site may be laughable in today's standards, I learned many valuable lessons: image, audio and video editing; html; php, linux, shell commands; how to make ad revenue.

This silly little site ended up helping me attain my first job working in the tech industry. I used to be embarassed because the site was so terrible. I now own it proudly as my first baby steps into a new profession.

I hope you can look back on your work someday and cringe as well. :)

Happy coding.