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Why you code?
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I code because I love coding.
My very first experience coding was when I was 17 in a electronic technical course, with an HP 11c calculator, the scientific version of the eternal 12c, still in the market today.
Then, I was fascinated with the possibility of solving those complex number matrices of electrical circuits analysis which took two sheets of paper and a lot of time in a matter of seconds.
After programming the sequence of steps. You just need to push the variables into the stack, press run and after a few seconds... Voilà! Magically the answer was there.
Then, the first time I sit in front a computer, I knew for sure that was I want to do to make a living.
Since, I worked with a plethora of languages and tools, (Lotus 123, dBase, Clipper, C, C++, Excel, Access, Visual Basic, Pascal, Delphi, R, lots of SQL's, and now JavaScript / MERN Stack)
But I'm always feel as a newbie. It seems that every time I'm mastering something, the tech trend changes and I need to throw almost everything in the trash and restart again.
But the adventure continues and I never give up. Every time I learn a new way to solve a problem, I feel the same satisfaction.
That's why, 31 years after that, I'm still spending almost half of my day coding. Because I love this thing. ;)
I started coding seriously (about 2-3 years ago) because of two reasons
So I started in Python, and some NLTK.
But, later on, it morphs to Flask, then web dev in TypeScript and Vue. I also had some interest in Kotlin / Android dev.
I am doctor by profession, BTW, and I am trying to apply for health informatics Master Degree.
To me, programming is about solving problems smartly. I even wondered if I should program or use a ready-made program, and try to apply it better.
Instead of Blogger or WordPress, I used Nuxt. Not even sure if it is better.
But seriously, if I had to recommend someone, I would say, because writing a script might be better suited for the case. However, programming does have multiple layers, simplistically Front and Back; but more deeply also something like database, security and server...
I started coding because I wanted to develop a system for creating Ultima-Style RPGs back in 1984. Was 6-7 at the time. It was Basic on some form of IBM PC.
From that point there was never any question about my career path!
I code for food.