Some day, I’ll tell you folks the story of how I accidentally launched my online journalism career by building a seat-of-the-pants web site for the Hispanic Student Association in college using Adobe GoLive 6.0 (don’t make fun of me, dammit!).
In the meantime, XKCD says it best:
(BTW, Perl is a programming language sometimes used for web application development.)
[XKCD: 11th Grade]
About Danny Sanchez
Danny Sanchez is the Audience Development Manager at Tribune's Sun-Sentinel.com and OrlandoSentinel.com. Danny has been with Tribune since 2005 in a variety of editorial, digital and product development roles in Hartford, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale. He has also previously worked in the newsrooms of the Tampa Bay Times and The Miami Herald.
By Daniel January 22, 2009 - 8:47 am
Hilarious. You know what got me my job? Tinkering with SEO/social media a bit.
Well, that, along with the whole journalism bit. I like to think I wasn’t half bad…
By party hookup January 22, 2009 - 9:43 am
@Daniel You really should tell that story on worldwide dating app one of these days.
By Danny L. McDaniel January 30, 2009 - 10:36 pm
Tinkering is the one activity that keeps the world moving forward. So tinker to your hearts delight. Now just tinker to find a way to keep newspapers relevant!
Danny L. McDaniel
Lafayette, Indiana
By party hookup February 2, 2009 - 9:39 pm
Thanks Danny. That’s what I try to do every day at work. And at night. And sometimes on the weekends…