Update 07/2023: Current Status and Interests
July 10, 2023
Current Status
My previous programming experience has been on an ad hoc basis. At the start of this process, this is my knowledge level in so far as I can assess it:
- VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)- Sufficient to write workable scripts, mostly with experience in Excel and Access, but without a real theoretical grounding of any sort
- Python- Familiar with the basics, including the basics of OOP, have used CSV library a lot, but have some exposure to Tkinter, Selenium, and Python-Docx
- PHP- Familiar enough with the basics to write some very basic apps in a local environment and design the theme for this site in WordPress
- SQL- Mostly used in the context of Access or PHP, have the general idea but have to look up syntax a lot
- HTML/CSS- Know the basics, but usually end up just using Bootstrap because it isn’t really my biggest area of interest
- JavaScript- Know just enough to do simple tasks with a lot of cross-referencing
Current Objectives
- Obtain a good conceptual basis for the theory behind programming
- Polish my current skills in Python and PHP/SQL
Areas of Interest
I’ve enjoyed all the languages I’ve learned so far in different ways. I find relational databases particularly interesting. I’m also interested in getting into some of the very low-level languages and the legacy languages that are still in use to maintain critical infrastructure.
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