(December 8, 2018 at 11:42 am)FlatAssembler Wrote: OK, but if you had been trying to learn how to program for 5 years, then you shared some of your work and most of the responses you got were the likes of "Everything you made sucks and it can't be easily fixed.", would you take those responses seriously (whatever "seriously" meant in this context)?
Why wouldn't you take those responses seriously? Between benny, myself, and no doubt others, we have years of experience in programming for the web. Like I originally thought, you wanted a pat on the back instead of actual critique, and got defensive when you didn't get it. And, really, do you think that any random person visiting your site will care about whatever personal struggle you went through to create it? No, they're only going to care about whether or not your site is structured well enough and appealing enough to look at so they don't immediately close the tab and move on.
The real world is results-driven. It may suck, it may feel unfair, but it's the reality of the situation.
And, keep in mind, if any of us wanted you to fail, do you think we'd (repeatedly) offer suggestions for improvement? Of course not. If we wanted you to fail, well, we'd simply let you continue the way you were going because you were doing just fine in that department without us. No, what we're doing is trying to toughen you up. If you think we're rough, how do you think a potential employer would react? Or a potential investor? Do you honestly think they'd invest in you (salary + benefits) for work that - 100% no joke - looks like it comes from the late 90s/early 2000s? Do you think that they'd care that you had been trying to learn to program for 5 years? Fuck no. They'd take one look at your site, and then never contact you again.
If you can't handle the snarky suggestions from people online, how the hell are you going to handle life? School is a safe place, but outside of it you're on your own, and no one is obligated to be nice to you. And the reality is that there are people your age (and younger) pumping out better work on a regular basis. And if you're interested in programming for the web, those people are your direct competition. They're going to be applying for the same jobs you will.
Now, credit where credit's due: your compiler/whatever page is a hell of a lot better than your main site. And while I haven't seen your house listing page thanks to your shitty host, apparently that's better, too. But, it's taken over a year to get to that point because you've fought us every step of the way.
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Regarding hosts, Linode has a $5/month VPS option (https://www.linode.com/pricing). I'm sure Digital Ocean offers something similar.
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