One might argue that since I’m retired, I don’t need to “keep up” with web technologies or computer programming in general. But I would retort that because I’m retired and enjoy programming, I should spend some time learning and practicing. Keeping the saw sharp, as they say.
Also, I’m kind of a geek.
Every December there’s a famous programming challenge called the Advent of Code, where each day there are two tasks which require a computer program to solve. You can use any language you want and build the program however you want; all that matters is that you end up with the right answer. This year I’ve decided to tackle the challenges in Python, a cool language I’ve dabbled in over time. I don’t consider myself strong in the language by any stretch– I tend to spend a third of my programming time reading documentation!
But I’m off to the races, having finished the first couple of challenges. The ol’ saw’s in good shape.