Hey everyone, I’m Chris, and I’m excited to launch Carline Dad Codes! This is the place for anyone who wants to become a pro web developer in their spare time – no pricey degrees or bootcamps required. Whether you’re waiting in the school carline (like me), sneaking in code after the kids are asleep, or just looking to level up your skills, you’re in the right spot.A bit about me: I’m 37, a husband, dad to four awesome kids, and a professional web developer since 2017. I landed my first dev job before finishing my Bachelor’s in Multimedia Design & Development, but here’s the kicker – I used to work as a Financial Aid Advisor at DeVry University. I saw firsthand how crazy expensive college is and how it’s often overkill for breaking into web development. Companies today care about skills, not degrees. That’s why I started this community: to teach you the real-world skills to land a dev job, without the massive price tag. Think of it as focused, hands-on training to get you job-ready, not some fluffy generalized theory. Here's what Carline Dad Codes is all about: - Hands-on learning: Expect practical, project-based courses in the Skool Classroom to build real websites and apps. - Live coding sessions: I love jumping on Zoom to work through problems together, screen sharing and all, so you can see how it’s done. - Mentorship & community: Whether you’re a grade-schooler with big coding dreams, a high school grad, or switching careers, you’ll find support from beginners and seasoned coders sharing their nuggets of wisdom. This isn’t a stuffy classroom – it’s a crew of coders sharpening our skills and having some fun along the way. My style? Laid-back but blunt. We’ll keep it real, focused, and get stuff done.Let’s Get Started! Jump into the Skool Classroom to start your self-paced learning journey with courses designed to take you from zero to job-ready. Then, drop a comment below and introduce yourself – tell us who you are, what you’re coding (or want to code), and what brought you here. Can’t wait to meet you and start building this community together!Happy coding,

Hey folks, You might remember back in September 2025 I dropped a post sharing my initial thoughts on AI in coding. Most of what I said still holds up for me, but after actually using it day-to-day for the last couple weeks, I’ve got some real-world updates and a few tweaks to my take.I finally jumped in and started tinkering—installed Cursor IDE (which comes loaded with those built-in AI agents) and let it loose on my projects. Bottom line: it’s a mixed bag, same as before. There are legit pros, some clear cons, and I’m still 100% not on board with the idea that AI is about to replace developers anytime soon. Here’s what I’ve seen in practice: - New / greenfield projects — this is where it shines. Give it a clean slate and tell it the tech stack you want? It can spin up a solid skeleton stupidly fast—faster than any of us typing from scratch. Huge time-saver there. - Styling / UI polish — eh, not so much. It’ll throw something together that looks generically “fine,” but if you have a specific vibe, brand guidelines, or just want things to feel right, you’re usually back to tweaking by hand. It’s like asking a robot to match your personal taste—it gets close, but rarely nails it. - Existing / legacy codebases — way more hit-or-miss. Simple refactors or small changes can somehow take 5× longer than if I’d just done them myself (super frustrating). But then it’ll surprise you and handle a chunky piece of business logic flawlessly on the first try. It’s unpredictable, which means you can’t just lean on it blindly. So yeah—no magic bullet. It speeds some stuff up and drags on others. Overall, it makes certain parts of the day a little easier, but it’s not solving every problem or making anyone obsolete. Important part (and I’m dead serious here): You still have to understand your codebase. You still have to know what the AI just spat out, why it did it that way, and where it probably screwed up the edge cases or missed the nuance. There will always be manual adjustments—sometimes small, sometimes big. Developers aren’t going anywhere. If you’re already in the field, you’re still very much needed. If you’re thinking about getting into development, don’t let the hype scare you off—you’re still needed too.