People say this but I have no idea what they base it on, I’ve never seen anyone say they wanted to become a programmer because they saw The Social Networkhttps://twitter.com/rivatez/status/1251930464530493440 …
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The real tech origin story is almost always something like “I wanted to make my own levels for doom so I learned to code” or “I was fascinated by explosions so I started to learn the chemistry” or “i wanted to customize my neo pets page so I learned html”
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Replying to @drethelin
That’s *people who like programming a lot*. There’s a whole bunch of people who learn to code well enough to get by because they like money and power. (Hi.)
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Replying to @alicemazzy @drethelin
Yeah, people who love a craft as end not as means are usually better at it. & there probably will always be some for any craft that takes actual skill.
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oldster checking in (48) I was fascinated by depictions of computers in books and TV, couldn't WAIT to touch a Commodore PET, then an Apple ][+ in 4th grade. Taught myself BASIC, then Pascal, then got a book and started poking 6502 opcodes into memory by 8th grade. >>>
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(50) The excitement of that time/age may be hard to appreciate. Saw an Apple ][, someone typed something in then went to insert mode and edited *without retyping* and I was like OMG the possibilities -- which I could make happen myself, at my age, no gatekeeper. The Future, now
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well said - it was EXCITING in a way that nothing since has been
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