> Why can't I write [NodeJS] code inside my browser?
Short answer: you can write NodeJS code inside your browser[0]. Being able to do so will not solve ANY of the problems listed in your blogpost.
The author's problem is that they don't have an attention span for learning a domain which contains necessary complexity; they crave quickfixes but don't have enough basic knowledge to understand why those quickfixes won't help them.
> An incomplete list of things I’ve tried and failed to do:
> [lists 3 things that most/many web programmers fail to do regularly as part of their day-to-day]
I've failed to install node or pip at least 100 times. This is a normal part of learning anything in life. How many times did you fall off your bicycle as a child?
[0] Whether it's repl.it, Codespaces or some other method there a million ways to do this depending on your needs. All do require a basic understanding of code which the author seems to lack (their bullet list of coding projects are all based on pre-existing templates & copypaste, especially their "fairly complex Jekyll blog")
Short answer: you can write NodeJS code inside your browser[0]. Being able to do so will not solve ANY of the problems listed in your blogpost.
The author's problem is that they don't have an attention span for learning a domain which contains necessary complexity; they crave quickfixes but don't have enough basic knowledge to understand why those quickfixes won't help them.
> An incomplete list of things I’ve tried and failed to do:
> [lists 3 things that most/many web programmers fail to do regularly as part of their day-to-day]
I've failed to install node or pip at least 100 times. This is a normal part of learning anything in life. How many times did you fall off your bicycle as a child?
[0] Whether it's repl.it, Codespaces or some other method there a million ways to do this depending on your needs. All do require a basic understanding of code which the author seems to lack (their bullet list of coding projects are all based on pre-existing templates & copypaste, especially their "fairly complex Jekyll blog")