https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=EnivelHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sun, 24 May 2026 19:29:52 +0000For me it was the view source era. Around 2001 I was copying HTML from Geocities pages and modifying them in Notepad. I didn't know what a programming language was but I knew how to change the background color and add a marquee. That instant feedback loop -- save, alt-tab, refresh -- was enough to get me hooked.

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