A word about “Anger Management”..

SO I know you are probably thinking.. “What does Anger Management have to do with Web design?

I was pondering that myself and the only thing I could really come up with was what I am dealing with now.. CODE..

At this point in my studies I have been tackling code and how it relates to websites and all of the commands that make the site really do what it does. It is kind of like learning a new language in that you are telling the computer how to translate what you want into what it thinks you want. As in any new communication learning process; it has been quite frustrating and has lead to some anger management issues.

You know the feeling.. the heat that rises up through your brain and makes you want to slam your fist into the keyboard and make the computer hurt as much as you do.. But you slowly come to the realization that the computer really doesn’t care and although is it subservient to you, it controls you at the same time. The only luck that I have had in dealing with this problem is to pretty much get up and walk away. Things really do look different when you take a breather and go to Facebook, or grab a snack for a minute and return with a fresh outlook on the problem. It is kind of like training a dog. You can’t really get mad at the dog because it pretty much is your fault for not communicating exactly what you wanted it to do. The computer doesn’t know any better; it is just trying to make you happy and throwing it across the room really just makes things worse. (although cathartic in an awesome evil kind of way).

As in any communicative relationship; it is taking time and patience and sometimes intervention from my instructor but it seems to be getting easier and I am actually starting to like it believe it or not!