Learning a new skill

In a previous post I mentioned that one of my goals for 2026 was to finally learn web development. I had always been interested in it. As someone who more or less "grew up" on the web, I've always been fascinated by how websites worked. I remember always pressing CTRL + U to look at the source code and wonder how it all came together. I figure it'd be nice to learn a new skill. It may come in handy. So the past month or so I've been doing just that. I watched a few tutorials on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and have been making small, simple projects. Things like a calculator or basic calendar, for example. And it's been a lot of fun. I really enjoy learning about all these technologies. I also really enjoy looking at others' projects. Web development is such a wide field that there's something interesting for everyone. I'm particularly interested in static websites. So I'm researching technologies like Jekyll and Hugo. It does get kind of maddening, however. Because it's such a wide-open…