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by oblio 3129 days ago
Well, we all are surrounded by computers and minimal curiosity will guide you to ask how they work (they're magic, after all).

If one of your parents is a programmer, it's easy to go down the rabbit hole.

Plus it's way cool since you can impress your kiddie friends.

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> Plus it's way cool since you can impress your kiddie friends.

"So you want to become a plumber, but with APIs and data instead of pipes and water?"

My internal kid voice said "Yeah!". Until I read the other reply, it hadn't occurred to me that your rhetorical question's intended answer might be "No"
I've always considered myself a digital janitor of sorts, always cleaning up garbage other people leave around.
Yeah, but can the plumber spam all his friends automatically on Instagram?