I recently started learning the C programming language, and yes—I am doing this entirely of my own free will. Most of my coding experience has been with high-level languages, which are incredibly convenient—so much is handled behind the scenes. But that convenience comes at a cost: it hides the lower-level details of how computers actually work.
With packages frequently stolen and no support in sight, I longed for a platform to foster community within my building. That's when I decided to create Civil Street—an app designed to help neighbors connect and collaborate.
Needless to say, I did not want to fail. I studied extra hours and booked weekend study sessions with classmates. The pressure was intense, but it lit a fire under me to make sure I succeeded..
Not to go off on a tangent or anything but I long for this period of time in web development where everything was open source. Website like w3 schools, Stack Overflow, had amazing communities of developers trying to help each other out. Things were available for the internet but it require diligent research and understand software in order find the correct answers. It felt like a hunting game that only provident web surfers could navigate the levels.
