By the way, yours was one of the first sites I ever discovered on “that internet thing” all those years, ago. I’m sure I’m not the only one, but Those Who Ride the Lightning was kinda like my introduction to the online world.

You also put up with a somewhat over-eager west3boy who was starved for people to chat with about The Flash.

So, in case I haven’t said it before: “Thanks.”

We now return you to your regularly-scheduled blogging experience.

It’s possible to wade in a bit, and put together a perfectly serviceable site. It’s also possible to get more involved in optimizing performance, making the site easier to use, making sure it works on devices other than a standard computer (handhelds, for instance, or phones, or computers with screen readers for blind users). And of course, the more complicated the design, the more testing needs to be done across different browsers, because none of them cover 100% and each has its own bugs.

I’ve just been at this so long (started as a hobby in college, and turned into a job) that some of the deeper layers are second nature.

I didn’t realize how deep this stuff got (although I should’ve) until you and another member of the discussion group started talking about different imaging options.

Neat stuff. Maybe, with a bit more exposure, I’ll decide to stick my foot into the pool.