What led you to begin programming?

Question

Post in the comments below why you started to learn programming.

Answer 1

I got my bachelor's is Zoology but can't use it because the United States no longer cares about the environment. I'm learning to code to hopefully move abroad and apply myself to conservation.

Answer 2

Machines are the future you better learn how to talk to them.

Answer 3

In 2005'ish I came across a site called http://w3schools.com and was mesmerised that this knowledge was free for all. I was already a fan of Mr Bill Gates and wanted to learn code. After learning Web fundamentals such as HTML, CSS and Javascript I then learned the server side PHP. Before I was even comfortable with PHP I started teaching myself C++ because I heard it was high level. Even since then, I can't help but keep learning languages to expand my intellect for coding.

I've developed websites online for clients, and myself and have ceased hired work to develop projects for my tech company specialising in internet related products and apps. I'm 27, and have had to juggle my music ambitions and other personal issues at hand. I've said this because I don't want anyone giving up on their dreams and ambitions, and it's never too late. Check out my code, and I apologise if it's a bit messy because I only use my smartphone to create content which takes long - meaning it's a lot cleaner when I'm on my laptop.

Answer 4

Back in the stone age, I had a computer which had exactly 3 games. Once I've finished them I needed to keep doing something with that awesome machine, so I started learning Basic 😂

Answer 5

I have a love for creating stuff and challenges since I have memory, so when I knew what programming is, I started playing with it since today, and I can say that I REALLY like programming.

Answer 6

I m pharmacist in Kosovo. Politicians starting to corrupt directly || indirectly pharmacy. So string future = "noFuture";
string chance = "programming!";

Answer 7

My cousin got me into programming. I'm from Liberia, a small country in West Africa. In Liberia very feel people have computers. My first time seeing one was when I went to my pastor's house. He had one. He did so many things on it. It looked so cool. I was very curious how it worked. I later saw one again in school. I was transferred to a school that had grades from 1st to 12th. This allowed me to see computers again because this school had computer classes for high schoolers. Every day at recess, I would go watch the high schoolers through the window. I will never forget the first thing I saw. It was a cursor on a blue screen. The more the day pass as I watch them, the more interesting the thing the are doing becomes and the more interested in computers I become. I found out later my dad, who lived in America, was sending for me. A year later, I was in America.

My dad had a computer in his house. Most people did. I would sit for hours on the computer trying to figure it out. A few months later, I was in school and the school taught computer fundamentals. I loved computers more than ever. My love for computer increase when met my Godmother and her daughter worked at Google as a software developer or a programmer. She explained to me what programming is and introduced me to Code.org. I learn basic coding on it and quickly found Scratch. I did this for a while then it was too easy. I decided to do real programming. I found Sololearn. I've been programming since. I'm 14 years old and plan to be a programmer when I go up.

Answer 8

necessity. i teach my student html, css, php, c++.
but as the time goes by, i enjoy programming.

Answer 9

One friend told me, that it is fun, and it is easy...:-)

Answer 10

My interest in programming language starts with html and I love it then after 1 year I also started learning java and sql I really like these prograamming language.

Answer 11

There was a worm in my brain which wanted to know about how does a computer works?!.....and in the procedure to get the answer I started learning programming nd now jst loving it..

Answer 12

Because in my current job I've stopped learning things, I haven't had to really use my brain for years. Programming is exciting and creative, also I want a career that is future proof, hopefully no robots will steal programming jobs for a while yet.

Answer 13

l am interested in mathematics so I need to implement this in some ware so the best platform was computer programming

Answer 14

The matrix green falling code from the movie The Matrix

I wondered how do they do that as a child but I had no acess to the internet then

&My attention was resurrected by the movie Expandables 3 - Thor the expect hacker character

I started learning more about hacking. I remember a book -Ethical hacking- the writer suggested to be good one need to be familiar with basic programming language & html knowledge

With time I understood basic batch programming syntax /*forgive my English here*/ but got hooked up in python

Now my interest is more in understanding programming than cracking into people's stuff

My wish now is to have better understanding of programming to create free programs / software's wich may help ease one or few of our daily issues

About programming I'm not smart enough or even average smart I still have a lot to learn

/*Please forgive my English */

# for the love of coding my love of Python

Answer 15

watched too much Mr.Robot over and over and I just like the way I can manipulate the computer to do what I want. 😁

Answer 16

When I was 10 years old I downloaded an app which has built in JavaScript codes so I played with it without even a single knowledge of JS😂, So after a year I started thinking that I was an idiot back then and the only way to remove that thinking is to learn programming here I am now😂😂

Answer 17

Always wanted to program, since I was a child.

When I was 7 I stated learning vb6, but dropped it.

Some years later 😀, I'm here learning like never before.

Answer 18

always been good at programming and also enjoyed doing it.
and also this app is a great teacher.

Answer 19

I want to learn how to write software. I am enrolling in computer science course at BYU-Idaho next year. I want to learn software development, CIT, etc.

Answer 20

I started programming from the inspiration I got in FORTRAN '95 Programming Course while in the University...
^^-^^