[off topic] shallow

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tomaz

native english speakers please help
i'm making my portfolio site as a software dev
so i need to describe myself a bit. i want to tell about a LITTLE (amateur) experience i had as a kid
the word "shallow" came to mind but do you guys really use it? or maybe use a different word? if u do, which one?

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tomaz

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fuck i accidentaly posted in general discussion im sorry

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Asuna_Yuuki

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I wouldnt use it

Shallow isnt really a good quality

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tomaz

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what word would you recommend?
The context is basically im telling how i got into coding. When i was younger i used to create club penguin blogs, but the connection of the experience with coding itself was very "amateur" << but i dont want to use this word

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gamr

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could use novice maybe

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ashwagandha

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wait
btw you cant really say you have “amateur” or minimum coding experience bcs u made some in club penguin
you can just describe it as something that sparked your interest in coding
if you want to say you’re an entry level programmer you should describe you know a language or two at a basic level (like dealing with microframeworks, creating some programs, database etc)
gl on the grind bro

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tomaz

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No bro, that's how i got into coding when i was 8yo. I'm just trying to explain how i first started coding and im trying to say exactly what u said by >> this was very very easy and dont require a lot of skill <<

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ashwagandha

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oh so youre trying to create a background story for yourself? thats actually nice to kind of explain who you are, in a past-present-future manner

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tomaz

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Kind of
I'm making a story line, basically it starts with me telling how I got to meet programming and how I learned to use HTML and CSS when I was 8 years old, and JavaScript when I was 10.
After this section, I'll mention several other things about everything I've learned in the last 12 years and how I made this "hobby" my main focus this year.

in this context, the excerpt, what I mean is that the experience was shallow (the tip of the iceberg)

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turkey

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i’m off the deep end watch as i dive in

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ashwagandha

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just use basic

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tomaz

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damn why didnt i thought of that LOL
thanks u da 🐐

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gamr

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shallow is usually a word u would use to describe either the depth of water (like in a pool or ocean or smth), or used to describe someone's personality. if someone's a shallow person, they judge a book by its cover. its not something you use to describe experience

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BoF7ooM

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rudimentary knowledge, or amateur experience.