When I first became intrigued by the world of IT, I wasn’t quite sure where to begin. The vastness of the field was exciting, but also overwhelming. Then I found Codecademy.
It started with a simple curiosity about how websites were made. I signed up for Codecademy’s Full-Stack Engineer Career Path, not knowing that clicking through those early HTML lessons would light a spark in me. For the first time, I was actively building something I could see take shape in real time. Through the lessons, I discovered how to use the command line, install Homebrew as a package manager, work in Visual Studio Code, and even set up my own GitHub. Adding structure with HTML and styling it with CSS, I watched a blank page turn into something functional and beautiful. It was deeply rewarding.
What I appreciated most about Codecademy was how approachable it made learning feel. Concepts were broken down into digestible steps, and each lesson felt like a small win. It wasn’t just theory. I was making things. Simple things, sure—a portfolio site, a mock product page—but they were mine. And more importantly, they represented progress.
As I worked through the path, I found that tech wasn’t just about writing code. It was about solving problems, creating experiences, and thinking logically while still being creative. That balance felt very natural to me.
Codecademy gave me the confidence to keep going. It opened the door to more advanced topics like JavaScript and responsive design, and ultimately inspired me to dive deeper into IT, networking, and system design. What started with a few lines of HTML became the foundation for a growing passion and career path.
I still look back at that first Codecademy course with appreciation—it was my introduction to a field that keeps me learning and building every day.
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