Absolutely, I’m not sure if everyone else started out the same but I believe that’s what hooked me on programming: the autocracy of trying out a new idea just for the heck of it. I think I’m still yearning for that same level of freedom and moving my career towards a position with more independence.
Awesome, just crossposted it :)
I started using Kali Linux earlier this year. I’m by no means a hacker but it’s the first version of Linux with a UI that clicked for me. It’s built off of Debian so I’m pretty familiar with its package management and it’s been really easy to get a barebones version running on different computers.
Certainly, out of curiosity did was there an API to the phpBB forum that you used to build the CMS?