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It's All Just Background Noise

Continuing on into Module 2 of Web Dev Basics, I was introduced to Background images and how to an image for a background instead of a color. I also learned about setting a .webp image, which, in short, is basically a .gif that adds animation to the background, which is really cool. But, it made me wonder, is it possible to set an image inside of text? Furthermore, can a .webp image be placed into a text as it's background? So, I set out to find out. Doing this research, I've learned that, not only is it possible, but I how easy it is to do it! I will not include a screenshot of the text background using .webp, because, well, it won't render. But I do have a screenshot of the final browser rendering of the code of the code itself. On a side note, I clearly haven't gotten to the website design module yet. :D Well, that is the brief update. Back to the lessons!  * {     margin : 0 ;     padding : 0 ; } body {     background-color : rgb ( 200 , 183 , 24...
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And So it Begins!

 Well, yesterday, I joined Scrimba's Front End Developer's Path. The first few lessons are basic, designed to get the student use to seeing code. It starts with a little explanation, and than dives right into making a few simple changes in a whole lot of code. But very well explained and easy to follow. In the few months leading up to this, I "played around" with some HTML/CSS to see if coding is something that I want to learn, so some of the code I've seen before, so it wasn't too intimidating. The course teaches HTML from the beginning is seems, all the way to advanced JavaScript and React. There are also free courses that I will be taking, like Python, Figma, Bootstrap, TypeScript and CSS Animation, just to name a few. Of all the courses I've researched, this one seems to offer the essentials of learning how to code, with a simplistic approach. And, there are several other things that are taught, like API, UI design, etc. I am excited to start the learn...
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Introduction

Howdy y'all! My name is Bill. I am a 46 year old former over-the-road trucker driver, having driven roughly 600,000+ miles from coast to coast. Of the lower 48 states, there are only two that I haven't traveled to; Washington state and Maine. I met my wife in December of 2003, when she worked as a cashier at a truck stops in Haubstadt, Indiana. We've been together ever since. We live in Texas with our Maltipoo, Noah, and our cat, Ninji. For several years I have been interested in learning to code, but never really had the opportunity until the past few months. A little over a month ago I began learning a few things here and few things there, to see if coding is something I wanted to dedicate time to. I watched YouTube videos to get an idea what coding is really like. Not only that, I've researched employment opportunities,  potential job market growth, pay scale etc, to see if the time dedicated was worth it in the long game. It certainly seems so! Not only am I new to ...
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