If..Else Log

Khaled's post on how he learned how to develop and design websites should stand as a shining example to us all. Whilst it is important to realise that asking for help isn't a crime and that we all learn from others, it's also important to make that next step from depending on the work of others to applying that knowledge by yourself. It's inevitable that in doing so that there will be high points and low points; at the beginning, there's always a temptation to think "it'll be faster if I get <someone else> to do this" or "I can't handle this". However, persistance pays off and eventually the many misteps and small successes accummulate; the pieces start falling together and where at one point you were struggling to recognise the alphabet, you're now able to read a whole chapter.

My first website was really a pathetic little thing. Despite using computers for much of my life, it wasn't until 1999 when I made my first site. This was a whole 6 years ago in the days where Netscape was still a wonder and not a curse. However, it was an important step and despite not being a wonder to look at, it allowed me to conceptualise all the little things that I now take for granted.

I'm fortunate in that I've never been afraid of technology; I've always wanted to know how things work and how I can make it work the way I do. One of the most important quality that we need to succeed is persistance and curiosity. We need to be curious enough to have ideas and determined enough to see through that idea through.

Khaled's Broken Kode is a testament to how persistance pays off. Not only is it a wonder to look at and browse but he's gone and returned some of that hard work to the community in the form of the excellent Rin and Manji wordpress themes.

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