Hello, my name is Patricio and I’m the face behind this initiative.
I write from Auckland, middle-earth beautiful New Zealand, I’ve been building web thingies since before 2000, back then the only access to coding I had were the shared terminals/computers from my university, in between breaks or with quite limited time slots.
Considering that, the idea of this blog is to give you quick and simple guides to start using modern technologies, without requiring much computing power and also skipping the long (and sometimes unnecessary) learning curve.
The main focus is giving you a chance to try out working code so you can change or break things, having fun and learning along the way.
Why “monster” you may ask? The word derives from Latin monstrum, meaning “a thing that evokes fear and wonder” so this is a challenge for you to think differently, to be different: a monster in that sense, that evokes wonder, amazement, admiration - are you up for that challenge?
I picture you as an intermediate/secondary student or maybe someone older yet curious about information technologies, so the vocabulary and content is tailored mainly to non-professional developers.
Feel free to send me a note if something is not that easy to understand.
I hope you enjoy starting this monster challenge!