Question One: Why are you interested in programming? What have you done to expose yourself to programming so far?
I am interested in programming because I feel happiest when I’m solving problems and have a concrete work product to show for it. What I have loved about past positions in the field of librarianship is when they have allowed me to tinker with technology. At one position, I was able to teach myself how to spin-up a LAMP server (although I found out later there were easier ways to do it) using Apache and Maven, in order to create a DSPACE repository. My exposure to programming so far has mostly been when I need to get something accomplished in my job, and have to teach myself enough to make it happen. If I’m having an issue that I can’t figure out with one of the WordPress sites I manage, I can search for a solution someone else found, and figure out enough to implement it. That makes my education feel spotty and haphazard. I want to know how to solve proble