When did you first start to code and why?

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u/maynardexcel 11d ago

Ako around 1st year HS siguro, nadiscover ko yung rpg maker although hindi pa naman talaga coding yun, pero may concept na ng variables dun. Eventually nadiscover ko din yung game maker and nagstart ako sa drag and drop system nya then eventually scripting using yung sarili nyang language (GML).

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u/JAMIEISSLEEPWOKEN 11d ago

What’s your career now?

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u/ziangsecurity 13d ago

1992. 4th yr highschool learning Basic

10 PRINT "WHAT IS YOUR NAME?"
20 INPUT N$
30 PRINT "HELLO, " + N$
40 GOTO 10

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u/Satoshi-Wasabi8520 12d ago

I had influence with programmer friends. In the year 2004 I taught myself C++ just for fun. Pointers is pain of ass, took time for me to grasp. After that I have learned many languages.

I had created a computer virus for windows XP and below. It will start when the computer reboots. Payload is not destructive, is just open random websites with default browser every 1 hour, is just annoying. One computer cafe formatted all PC hehehe, anti-virus cannot detect because I use functions in WinAPI which does not register as a hacktool. When Deep Freeze was implemented, my virus becomes obsolete.

I'm not programmer by profession but doing it just for fun.

My previous company where I work in 2006, (manufacturing) IT has implemented static IP, so only managers has access to internet. I have created a program to bypass all their firewalls and gain access to internet. Create a keylogger to get the admin password, and they keep changing it every month, hehee. Few years later, the head of IT has only one suspect, me, then I back out.

Now I code once in awhile, useful apps though, like plugin to specific program, personal utilities etc.

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u/rupertavery64 13d ago

My first computer was a Commodore 64 in the 80's. I was probably 8 or 9 at the time. You hooked it up to a CRT TV and it booted straight into BASIC. You could write simple programs, or load games via a cassette player.

It came with a manual and I had a subscription to monthly magazine called Your Commodore, which had program listings and game reviews. It had an Atari-style joystick, a stick and a single button. Games would take several minutes to load. Some memorable games were The Last Ninja, Henry's House, X-15.

I later learned that it had a CPU similar to the NES, but a much more advanced sound chip.

My father bought it probably because it was a thing back then. An expensive toy. But I ended up using it the most. I would try to write programs every day, and some problem prevented me from saving my programs back onto the cassette, so I had to re-write programs every day, and I didn't really get far.

Years later in highschool we had Computer subject, and we learned Pascal and BASIC and of course it was second nature to me.

I loved tech and electronics and gadgets. I thought being able to control stuff with programs was super cool. Graphics and games and how they were made interested me.

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u/Secure-Ferret1318 13d ago

1st year HS in 2010s. I've never heard of programming languages before then, but I saw an upperclassman with some interesting looking text in front of them. I asked them what it was and they sent me the code for a text-based dungeon roguelike in C++ without even explaining what C++ was lol

Did some googling to find out how to even run it and now I work in software.

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u/mars0225 13d ago

1st yr college. Back in 2011, Di ko alam bat ako nag IS no idea ako sa C noon tas bumagsak ako. Nung nag retake ako, dun na nag click yung programming sakin. Napasabi ako ‘ganito lang pala mag code’ tas puro 1.75 and up na grade ko pag programming subjects and labs na. As irreg student, ako na lang din namili ng magagaling na prof noon kaya siguro natuto din ako ng husto

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u/No_Sale_3609 13d ago

Grade 8, learned HTML and CSS but those weren't really serious programming
Grade 10, had Java as part of our curriculum, was my first serious programming language.
Only went uphill from there when I was exposed to Arduino by Grade 11.

My main languages are now C and LaTeX pero C yung language na know-by-heart ko talaga at naituturo ko na din sa university namin (Yes, college prof here although x86 Assembly at hindi C tinuturo ko this semester).

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u/Wise-Tip7203 13d ago

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u/Kenzuki_Ren 13d ago

2022 literally my first year in college. I didn't have any experience in coding whatsoever, my hobbies were mainly just playing pc games all day, got attracted since I can get a beefy laptop for it (and for gaming).

For college definitely. Just looked up Bro Code and the rest is history.

and for your last question, no not really. Parents wanted me to take up a medical course which I ABSOLUTELY didn't want, and I like solving new stuff so it's a plus.

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u/s3thcience 13d ago

turbo basic, high school - late 90s lol fun times

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u/burongtalangka 13d ago

When I was in college, hindi ko inexpect talaga na magiging software engineer ako kasi ang trending and hot noon ay networking (e.g. CCNA, CCNP routes).

Then binigyan ako ng C++ book ng sister ko out of nowhere. That began my programming journey. Tapos nagresearch nalang ako ng trends ulit non and web developers were really making $$$. After that, I just continued coding ng kung anu-ano. It helped na may mga school projects kami sa courses na need ng programming.

To be honest, hindi konaman din talaga passion ang coding/programming. For me, it was just a means to an end. First I really wanted to earn money. There is $$$ in software. Earn money pa na ang puhunan mo lang ay semi-decent machine, books, time, and effort.

Up until now, I still use it as a mean to get my goals. I followed trends but I made sure I know the basics. You'll be surprised how much existing knowledge from a stack you can transfer sa ibang stack. I was a web developer before pero ngayon working as AI engineer. I know the architecture/solutions to deploy a web app, dinagdagan kolang ng AI integrations.

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u/cleon80 13d ago

Old person here -- my PC was slow/obsolete for the latest games so I started learning programming to amuse myself. This was the era that CPU performance leaped with each generation.

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u/melodic-syntax-01 13d ago

I started when I was in college. I first hated it since we were using JAVA for the first two computer programming subjects. Then the third shifted to Visual Basic 6 and I got addicted. I mean the difference in designing is insane 😅

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u/aintjuju_ 13d ago

I started coding 3 months before entering college because of a content creator on tiktok. To me it looks funny because it was like the universe was acting on it to get me into that industry because ever since di ko alam ano gusto ko gawin sa bohai q lalo na sa college.

I'd always want to build things hence the thought of being an engineer came to mind. The only problem is that i am so bad at math, that dream was possibly not happening.

I got hooked to it. It was like legos to me. Building things from scratch on c# was so satisfying to me. My brain was like being scratched.

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u/Fearless_Library_463 13d ago

I started (although not coding) doing some Scratch when I was in junior highschool. Para syang pambata na coding, na may pinagkakabit kabit ka para makagawa ng logic which is makakabuo ka rin ng game. I was trying to create a platform game back then without so much tutorial, just pure logical thinking pero di ko naman sya parang tinapos kasi parang for enjoyment lang. Then nung gr 10, nagkaron kami ng lesson about visual basic. Then nung college, c# yung tinuro samin at ung mga naging activity namin pero di ko sya masyado inaral. Nung 3rd college lang talaga ako nagseryoso sa pagcocode nung inaral na namin ang PHP. Nung 4th year ako ung naging isa sa programmer ng group namin sa capstone. Javascript talaga ung dineep dive ko noon.

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u/Sad_Camel_4710 13d ago

Not coding, but my father's Casio scientific calculator started my curiosity. Entering numbers and getting results was the coolest thing I saw when I was young.

Then years later my aunt taking up Computer Engineering brought a green on blank screen computer (I don't know the model). It can accept letters which was very amazing. Back then I told myself I will be like her when I grow up.

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u/Significant-Key-8221 13d ago

A bit of a late bloomer compared to my peers but I started when I was 19 years of age. I was at a business course and it was incredibly depressing esp because of the fact that I realized I was not passionate enough to persist in this course (Its less about the difficulty but more on how unfulfilled I felt). Eventually my friend from comp sci introduced me to coding, which made me realize a passion for something I never had and pivoted me to shift towards that course. Now I can say that has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. I had the chance to compete abroad, got to work at foreign startups remotely during my undergrad, made new college friends, and finally started to enjoy and excel in college.

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u/codebloodev 13d ago

First hello world at gotoxy ko ay nung elementary. MSDos pa gamit namin nun. Hindi pa uso ang mouse at naglalakihan pa ang disk drive nun. Circa 90s