How and why did you become a developer?

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October 5,2018 at 3:24PM UTC

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Hi FGB developers! Happy Friday :) I'm always curious to know about how people started developing, and why. I got interested in computer science when I took Data Structures as an elective for my math major. I almost felt like I was building my own world! Fast forward a couple years, and now I'm developing a community that I'm participating in! Pretty cool, eh? So how and why did YOU become a developer? I'd love to hear your story!

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AnonymousOctober 5,2018 at 3:34PM UTC
I love the fact that you're literally learning a new language while coding. That was fascinating to me. Plus problem solving is in my blood... I love a good challenge.
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AnonymousOctober 5,2018 at 8:51PM UTC
Hah! That's true! In that case, I speak about 8 languages then (although not all fluently :>)
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AnonymousOctober 5,2018 at 3:46PM UTC
Becoming a developer has been a huge milestone for me. There's something about taking ownership of an issue, investigating it, and producing a solution that is so gratifying.
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AnonymousOctober 5,2018 at 8:52PM UTC
Agreed! Breaking down a problem into little pieces and coming up with solutions are so so so satisfying.
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AnonymousOctober 5,2018 at 3:50PM UTC
I was in management. One night I found myself at work at 8pm because I was so into my work I'd forgotten to go home - I was playing with the code in an Excel macro and figuring out how to automate a complex report. It was fun, it made my brain light up, and it was so satisfying to get it working (it would save us hours every week).
There were other hints like that along the way, and I'd always been into tech, but that was the big AHA moment for me. When my company announced layoffs, I was kinda glad. I already knew what my next step would be, and I was ready to go!
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AnonymousOctober 5,2018 at 8:49PM UTC
Wow amazing! Thanks for sharing. It must have felt like a great risk changing careers. How is it going so far?
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AnonymousOctober 8,2018 at 2:19PM UTC
I love it! I feel like this is where I should've been all along. What about you?
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