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Reaper

it's more like a reaction to my god complex, had quite a few hobbies when I was younger, Origami, Drawing, Card Tricks, all just with the reason that I control the outcome and that got addictive.
Was watching some movie and got really impressed with the hacker in it and this was somewhere in 2006, I started learning about cyber security, got into how hackers learn, got into ethical hacking courses, and by this time I already had a bit of practice with python and C (I just completed high school at this point)

Got into college and we get more time after college to spend on learning and here we are, a simple movie character made me into a programmer that's curious and a lot of times just ends up scripting and automating stuff just for the hell of it.

I still dream about being a hacker but I have a lot more fun programming little tools for myself so I stick to it day in and day out.

Only thing I wish is that I don't end up ruining my hands so I can code till I leave.

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DevLorenzo

Did you know about this freecodecamp youtube course?
youtube.com/watch?v=3Kq1MIfTWCE

PS: I also had the magic trick hobbie for a year or two, it was so cool

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Reaper

Oh yes, I did start watching it a few months back but then went had to check in for work so skipped and never watched again.

Oh that’s nice!