Everyone starts somewhere — and this is where I began.
This was the very first webpage I ever built — no libraries, no templates, no frameworks. Just a blank text editor, a <table>, and a dream. It was my entry point into the world of web development, where I learned how markup languages work, how to structure a page, and most importantly, how fun and creative building for the web can be.
I wrote the whole thing in raw HTML: headings, images, tables, and even a few links (including one to a very important Cumberland sausage review). I had no idea what semantic HTML was yet, but I was hooked from the moment I hit save and opened the file in a browser.
Features
- My first
<table>layout (it was the style at the time) - Custom HTML structure for work history, skills, and hobbies
- Carefully crafted
<ul>list explaining my day, including sausage review sub-items - A proud “⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐” rating in Pokémon training
What I Learned
- How browsers interpret basic HTML
- That writing web pages by hand is oddly satisfying
- The thrill of seeing something I created appear in a browser
- That even the simplest project can spark a career change
Legacy
I still look back on this site with a lot of affection — not because it’s technically impressive, but because it was the first time I realized I could make things for the web. It’s where everything started.
Every developer has a first project. This one was mine. 🎉