@Hazarth I'd say your opinion is more popular than you think. If an interface or website was designed in a way that alienates anyone who isn't 20/20 vision with mouse access and in the age-range of 18-40, no one's going to put the designer in handcuffs but I'd consider that a bad user experience.

Following all guidelines 100% of the time is unrealistic for most projects. But I'd say there's a minimum that should be followed. Even if it doesn't make your site/app the most accessible thing in the world, at least it won't be completely unusable!

I say, start with the free portion of Codecademy and then if you feel like you need more lessons and quizzes then you can pay the $20.

I used nothing but the free version a few years ago and it helped me get started very quickly. But don't forget to try to make your own projects afterwards. Practice makes perfect!

Pshhh everyone knows Wix is way better 😎

@trogus Definitely better. Overall really cool look :)

Oooo sexai. The mobile version looks great but I think that on larger screens (desktop), the sections can use some more vertical padding. It will make the page seem a bit less cluttered with text.

A girlfriend won't make you any money, but a computer can. Start off by getting a good computer that you can use for development. Once the money starts coming in, you'll be able to buy as many girlfriends as you want.

I used to use Brackets but I switched to Atom recently. Brackets had too many issues with slowdowns and sometimes refusing to open projects that were too large.
(I mainly code in PHP, html, css, JavaScript and use git)

University isn't a requirement. I know plenty of Devs that have had really successful careers without going to University. That being said however, some companies insist on finding someone with a University degree and won't even consider you if you don't.

If you already started I'd say that you should definitely complete it. It might seem like a waste of time but you have to think of it as possibly opening doors for you in the future. Don't limit yourself if you don't have to!

@burswag Oh for sure. I know a lot of people that prefer front end development vs back-end and the other way around. But I'd say you always need both. The best web service ever is still considered crap from the user's perspective if the UI is crap. It's a Yin and Yang kind of thing

CSS can actually be really powerful once you get the hang of it. The biggest pain is having to deal with browser inconsistencies. But it's gotten better since Microsoft dropped support for older versions of Internet Explorer! :D

@fiskolin I had a nightmare once, where I was trying to figure out why perfectly written code wasn't working. I don't think I've ever woken up that angry before...